Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -215.61 (-1.24%), 17,236.16 (range: 17,221.55 - 17,379.52)

N225 Futures - Osaka: -170 (-0.97%), 17,280 (range: 17,240 - 17,390)

TOPIX 1st Section: -18.82 (-1.10%), 1,687.34 (range: 1,683.19 - 1,701.46), Decliners > Advancers: 1,194 x 428 [108 unchanged], Only 2/33 sectors post gains, TOPIX Core 30 hits near calendar year low

JASDAQ: +1.41 (1.78%), 80.50 (range: 79.19 - 80.50)

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