The Tokyo stock market is testing its downside, reflecting recent weakness in U.S. stocks as well as concerns about Japanese earnings prospects.
Worries also remain over corporate stock sales to unwind cross-shareholdings ahead of the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal first half.
Industrial production in July declined 2.7 percent for the fifth consecutive month-on-month contraction, adding to downward pressure on domestic stocks.
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