TOKYO, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Tokyo shares fell Tuesday as
investors awaited British Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech about
how the country will handle its exit from the European Union.
The benchmark Nikkei index slipped 1.48 percent, or 281.71 points,
to close at 18,813.53, while the broader Topix index of all first-section issues lost 1.41 percent, or 21.54 points, to sit at 1,509.10.