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Wall Street closed lower on Monday as a sharp technology selloff and surging oil prices pulled major U.S. stock indexes down. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.55% to 25,873.18, ending a three-session winning streak. The S&P 500 fell 0.79% to 7,515.34.

Tokyo stocks ended mixed on Monday as the Nikkei Stock Average closed at a fresh record high, supported by gains in heavyweight technology shares, while the broader market weakened. The 225 issue Nikkei rose 604.83 points, or 0.91 percent, to

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed at a record 62,833.84 on Thursday, rising 5.58% after climbing above 62,000 for the first time and briefly crossing 63,000 intraday, as investors returned from a three-day holiday break to strong demand for technology stocks.