(ANSA) - TOKYO, SEPTEMBER 30 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange begins the last session of the week with a minus sign, in the wake of the new contraction of US stock markets (with the S&P 500 lower since the beginning of the year) and awaiting data on manufacturing activity in China .
The Nikkei benchmark index marks a decline of 0.58% to 26,268.54, with a loss of 153 points.
On the foreign exchange market, the dollar is stable against the yen at 144.40, while the euro is advancing against the Japanese currency at a value of 141.80.
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