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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Japanese shares down on unrest in Middle East

Japanese stocks declined in Wednesday morning trading as investor sentiment was hurt by turmoil in the Middle East.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 20.9 points, or 0.2 percent, to trade at 10,643.8 while the broader Topix index was down 1.39 points, or 0.15 percent, at 955.31.