TOKYO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — Tokyo shares ended blended on Tuesday as buyers awaited eagerly a vital U.S. inflation report later within the day, which is predicted to have a big affect on the Federal Reserve’s coverage assembly of the 12 months on Wednesday.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 51.90 factors, or 0.16 p.c, from Monday at 32,843.70.
The broader Topix index, in the meantime, completed 5.39 factors, or 0.23 p.c, decrease at 2,353.16.
Investors had been cautious earlier than the end result of the Fed coverage assembly, with a concentrate on any hints about when the U.S. central financial institution will begin lowering rates of interest subsequent 12 months and what number of occasions charge reduce may happen, analysts stated.
On the top-tier Prime Market, gainers had been led by electrical equipment and nonferrous steel points, whereas electrical energy and gasoline and financial institution points led decliners.
Chip-manufacturing gear maker Screen Holdings rose 340 yen, or 3.1 p.c, to 11,455 yen, and Tokyo Electron climbed 340 yen, or 1.5 p.c, to 23,345 yen.