TOKYO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday after China tightened credit the previous day, which also dragged down Chinese and other major Asian markets.

    The benchmark Nikkei-225 index lost 144.11 points, or 1.32 percent, from Tuesday to 10,735.03.

    The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 10.11 points, or 1.06 percent, to 944.02.

    Trading volume on the main section came to 3,142.91 million shares, up from Tuesday's 2,523.81 million.

    The TSE's Second Section index fell 1.91 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,097.27 on a volume of 28.24 million shares. On the Osaka Securities Exchange, the near-term March Nikkei 225 index futures contract lost 170 points to 10,720.

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