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FILE PHOTO: People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
June 28, 2018
(Reuters) – Japan’s benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> opened down 0.34 percent at 22,195.19 on Thursday, while the broader Topix <.TOPX> shed 0.30 percent to 1,726.29.
(Reporting by Tokyo markets team)