Bank and construction stocks have taken a battering in the wake of the collapse of department store chain Sogo Co. in July.
With foreign investors continuing to sell Japanese shares, the upside of the Tokyo stock market could stay heavy for the time being.
Worries remain over the impact on economic activity of the Bank of Japan's decision to end its "zero-interest-rate" policy and over sales to liquidate cross-shareholding ties.
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