Nikkei closed almost 400 yen lower

Nikkei today opened slightly lower on US market's fall last week end.After the market opened Nikkei rose gradually but didn't reach the last Friday's closing level.Today's fall is largest since mid August.

Stock Indices
Nikkei225Average O. 16563.57 H. 16563.57 L.. 16264.7 C. 16438.47 CHG. -375.9
TOPIX O. 1568.52 H. 1568.52 L.. 1539.09 C. 1563.07 CHG. -28.21 VOL. 190658
JASDAQ O. 78.83 H. 79.8 L.. 77.93 C. 79.74 CHG. 0.22 VOL. 43972

Stock Index Futures
Nikkei225Futures O. 16280 H. 16490 L.. 16250 C. 16440 CHG. -380 VOL. 123908
TOPIX Futures O. 1541 H. 1570 L.. 1537 C. 1564.5 CHG. -27 VOL. 49695