TOKYO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — Tokyo shares closed decrease on Tuesday as cautious buyers took profit-taking strikes, whereas the sturdy yen dragged down the stock costs of exporters.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 33.89 factors, or 0.1 %, from Monday to shut the day at 33,354.14.
The broader Topix index, in the meantime, completed 4.81 factors, or 0.2 %, decrease at 2,367.79.
Market watchers right here famous that profit-taking promoting steadily prevailed once more in Tokyo on Tuesday after the Nikkei index noticed a 33-year excessive on the earlier buying and selling day, though market sentiment was supported by in a single day good points within the U.S. stock market.
Export-related points noticed losses as a agency yen continued to weigh on the prospect of their export income.
On the top-tier Prime Market, decliners have been led by transportation gear, wholesale commerce and securities points.
Issues that rose outpaced those who fell by 987 to 622, whereas 50 ended the day unchanged.