Japan Stocks fall on profit booking

The Japan share market finished down on Thursday, 27 April 2017, as investors locked in profits following the market's four days run of closing highs. Selloff was also fuelled in response to yen appreciation against greenback after BoJ stands pat on policy and as the Trump administration's plans to overhaul the US tax system. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 37.56 points, or 0.19%, to close the day at 19,251.87. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, fell 0.74 point, or 0.05%, to finish at 1,536.67. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1943 to 1099 and 308 ended unchanged. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.40% to 15.04 a new 1-month low.

Powered by Capital Market - Live News