Japan: Tokyo stocks fell 0.25 percent on 1st May, after the Bank of Japan dashed hopes for more stimulus and following a sharp drop on Wall Street driven by tepid corporate earnings and US data.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which tumbled 2.69 percent on Thursday, was down 48.51 points at 19,471.50 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares fell 0.78 percent, or 12.40 points, to 1,580.39.
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