AlHijjah 4, 1432, Oct 31, 2011, SPA - Japanese stocks fell Monday as investors doubted the effect of the government's intervention to curb the yen's strength in the long term. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 62.08 points, or 0.69 per cent, to close at 8,988.39 while the broader-based Topix index was down 7.37 points, or 0.96 per cent, at 764.06, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA".
