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Japan shares fall while rest of Asia rises

By Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo

Published: February 23 2009 04:14 | Last updated: February 23 2009 09:51

Japanese lenders were under severe pressure in Tokyo on Monday following the failure of SFCG, dragging a sub-index of the sector to a record low.

The Topix sub index of non-bank financial companies, including consumer credit companies, slid 6.6 per cent to 158.98, its lowest ever point, according to data available from January 1983.

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