JIJI
Stocks were battered Wednesday by selling to cash in gains following the yen's strengthening against other major currencies.
The Nikkei 225 average closed down 117.71 points, or 1.04 percent, at 11,251.41. On Tuesday, the key market gauge shot up 215.96 points.
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