Japan shares fall, affected by the decline of “Wall Street”

Japanese stocks fell on Friday, dragged down by Wall Street’s slump, while investors continued a profit-taking spree following big gains last month.

The Nikkei index fell 0.56% to close at 27,665.98 points, and the index fell 1.7% during the week. The broader Topix index fell 0.11% to 1944.27 points, and recorded a weekly loss of 1.8%.

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