Tokyo stocks down after high-tech sell-off

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo shares fell Monday as technology shares took a hit, but news of a baby panda’s birth at a Tokyo zoo sent shares in a local restaurant skyrocketing some 38 percent.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.52 percent, or 104.68 points, to 19,908.58 while the Topix index of all first-section issues was flat, edging down 0.01 percent, or 0.11 points, to 1,591.55.

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