The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 190.31 points, or 0.92 percent, from Friday to close the day at 20,410.88. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, lost 13.32 points, or 0.88 percent, to close at 1,498.96.
Oil and coal product, securities house, and glass and ceramics product-linked issues comprised those that declined the most by the close of play.
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