WSJ:Tokyo Shares End At 3-Month Low On Euro Zone Worries
TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Tokyo stocks fell to three-month low Tuesday, as rekindled concerns over the euro zone and the weakness of the single currency sent euro-linked exporters such as Canon and Nikon lower.
The Nikkei Stock Average fell 73.10 points, or 0.8%, to 8900.74, the index's lowest close since Feb. 3 following Monday's 0.2% rise.
The Topix index of all the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section issues fell 9.28 points, or 1.23%, to 747.40 with 31 of 33 subindexes ending in negative territory.
Overall trading volume totaled 2.05 billion shares, not particularly robust but the highest since April 27.
