TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday on worries over the US economy as Treasury yields hit multi-year highs while investors took profit amid a number of corporate earnings reports with caution ahead of key US jobs data.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.90 percent, or 211.58 points to close at 23,274.53, while the broader Topix index ended the session down 0.33 percent, or 6.24 points, at 1,864.20.

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