TOKYO, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — Tokyo shares closed decrease on Tuesday for the third consecutive day, with the Nikkei marking its lowest level in three weeks amid sell-offs following declines in U.S. high-tech points forward of the U.S. financial information launch.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 455.45 factors, or 1.37 %, from Monday to shut the day at 32,775.82, its lowest since Nov. 14.
The broader Topix index, in the meantime, completed 19.96 factors, or 0.84 %, decrease at 2,342.69.
Market watchers right here identified that the Tokyo market noticed elevated promoting in points corresponding to Tokyo Electron, Advantest, and Laser Tech, following a sell-off in high-tech shares in U.S. stock market because of the rise in long-term U.S. rates of interest.
Ahead of the announcement of U.S. financial indicators, many traders additionally adopted a wait-and-see angle after the preliminary spherical of promoting.
On the top-tier Prime Market, decliners have been led by precision instrument, iron and metal and equipment points.
Issues that declined outpaced people who superior by 1,333 to 294, whereas 32 ended the day unchanged.