日経平均は２００ポイント下げ、昨日は１８、０００で終えた。

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English Translation

The Nikkei Stock Average lost nearly 200 points to close yesterday at 18,000.

Furigana

日経(にっけい)平均(へいきん)は２００ポイント下(さ)げ、昨日(きのう)は１８、０００で終(お)えた。

Romanji

Nikkei heikin wa ni zero zero pointo sage, kinō wa ichi hachi, zero zero zero de oeta.

Words

日経 (にっけい)

Nikkei (newspaper, share index)

平均 (へいきん、へいぎん)

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

ポイント (ポイント)

point; points (of a railway); switch

下げる (さげる)

to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower; to reduce; to bring down; to demote; to move back; to pull back; to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

八 (はち、や)

eight

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

終える (おえる)

to finish; to graduate