TOKYO, July 14 (Xinhua) — Tokyo shares have been barely decrease after the shut on Friday, weighed down by export-related shares with the yen strengthening to a contemporary two-month excessive towards the U.S. dollar.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average inched down 28.07 factors, or 0.09 %, to shut at 32,391.26.
The broader Topix index, in the meantime, completed 3.89 factors, or 0.17 %, decrease at 2,239.10.
The stock market was transferring between constructive and unfavourable territory all through the day, with auto and different exporter points coming below stress as a result of yen strengthening to a two-month excessive of 137.245 earlier within the session, which erodes abroad earnings when repatriated, sellers stated.
Decliners have been led by electrical energy and gasoline, retail and land transportation points.
Among exporter shares, Nissan Motor fell 12.1 yen, or 2.1 %, to 556.2 yen, and Mazda Motor misplaced 16 yen, or 1.2 %, to 1,270 yen.
As for chip-related points, Advantest jumped 1,180 yen, or 5.7 %, to 21,720 yen, whereas Tokyo Electron gained 350 yen, or 1.8 %, to twenty,190 yen.