Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Down

Posted August 8th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese share prices ended sharply lower Monday, while the dollar dropped against the yen.

Tokyo's Nikkei index fell nearly 2.2 percent to close at 9,098.

In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.81 yen, down six-tenths of a yen from late Friday.

The Taipei market tumbled nearly 4 percent to close at 7,553.