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Japan’s Nikkei index has started 2020 badly, shedding 451 points or nearly 2% to 23,204.86. The day began with the traditional ceremonies to start the new trading year, with staff donning kimonos and posing before the electronic screens. But this dash of colour was followed by hefty dollops of electronic red ink, as stocks tanked. Lee Hardman of Japanese bank MUFG says traders are anxious, and trying to deduce how Iran will respond to the death of its top general.
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