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Japan stocks down after Wall Street tech sell-off

TOKYO, June 13, (APP/AFP) – Tokyo’s benchmark
Nikkei slipped Tuesday, tracking falls on Wall Street led by a technology sell-off with Japanese market heavyweight SoftBank falling for a second day.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.05 percent, or 9.83 points, to
19,898.75, but the broader Topix index of all first-section issues rose 0.12
percent, or 1.96 points, to 1,593.51.