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Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published September 12, 2016 | 02:25 PM

TOKYO, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -12th Sept,2016) - Tokyo shares slumped Monday, extending a global sell-off after top Federal Reserve officials said they backed a US interest rate hike as soon as this month.

Cautious investors drove down Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which fell 1.73 percent or 292.84 points to 16,672.92. The broader Topix index of all first-section issues fell 1.54 percent, or 20.76 points, to 1,323.10.

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