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| - Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed down more than 2.1 percent on Thursday as rising bond yields in the US continued weighing on the market. The Nikkei 225 index lost 2.13 percent, or 628.99 points, to 28,930.11 while the broader Topix index slipped 1.04 percent, or 19.80 points, to 1,884.74. "Investors remained nervous about US interest rates," said Toshikazu Horiuchi, a broker at IwaiCosmo Securities. "But today's decline is still part of an adjustment following recent sharp gains," Horiuchi told AFP. "Sentiment is still solid in the mid-term," he added. The market largely shrugged off Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's remarks over plans to extend the state of emergency in the capital and surrounding areas amid concern over the slowing decline of virus infections. "The impact was limited as the extension has already been factored in," said Horiuchi. The dollar fetched 107.12 yen in early Asian trade, against 106.96 yen in New York late Wednesday. In Tokyo, Nintendo plunged 3.59 percent to 61,120 yen as Sony dropped 2.51 percent to 11,045 yen. Nissan lost 3.02 percent to 590.3 yen with Toyota down 0.61 percent at 7,922 yen. SoftBank Group slumped 5.18 percent to 10,050 yen with Uniqlo casual wear operator Fast Retailing down 5.45 percent at 99,230 yen. si/sah/jfx
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