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Tokyo stocks open lower on concern over US tax plan

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday after Wall Street snapped an eight-week winning streak last week due to fears of a delay in US corporate tax cuts.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 79.63 points, to 22 601.79 in early trade while the broader Topix index was down 2.92 points, to 1 797.53.

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Rand - Dollar
19.01
-0.2%
Rand - Pound
23.69
-0.3%
Rand - Euro
20.22
-0.3%
Rand - Aus dollar
12.19
+0.2%
Rand - Yen
0.12
+0.1%
Platinum
984.40
+0.9%
Palladium
1,027.50
+0.4%
Gold
2,372.43
-0.5%
Silver
28.33
-1.9%
Brent Crude
90.10
-0.4%
Top 40
66,901
-2.1%
All Share
73,007
-2.0%
Resource 10
61,654
-3.5%
Industrial 25
98,232
-1.9%
Financial 15
15,661
-1.1%
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