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TOKYO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed slightly lower on Friday, the last trading day in 2018, due to profit-taking after the Nikkei index rose sharply the previous day.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average decreased 62.85 points, or 0.31 percent, from Thursday at 20,014.77.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended 7.54 points, or 0.50 percent, lower at 1,494.09.
Pharmaceutical, retail, and oil and coal product issues comprised those that declined the most.
