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Japan Shares Close Lower And Incur Losses in June on Concerns About The Outlook

Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday, June 30, as the highly contagious delta strain of the coronavirus spread in Asia, while the benchmark index suffered losses in June on worries about the economic outlook.

The stock market ended the last trading day of the month with a loss for the tenth month in a row as investors tended to adjust their financial positions at the end of the month.

The Nikkei index fell 0.07% to close at 28791.53 points, after rising 0.65% earlier in the session, and the broader Topix index changed its course as well, dropping 0.3%, recording 1943.57 points.

The Nikkei fell 0.24% in June, while the Topix rose 1%.

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