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Tokyo stocks close lower, Nintendo up on Pokemon launch

TOKYO, (APP/AFP) – Tokyo shares closed lower Friday
as a rebounding yen hit exporters, but Nintendo rose again as the hugely popular Pokemon Go app launched in Japan, its home market.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 1.09 percent, or 182.97 points, to close at 16,627.25, while the Topix index of all first-section shares dropped 0.89 percent, or 11.88 points, to 1,327.51.