Japan Stocks fall on stronger yen, geopolitical tensions

The Japan share market finished session steep down on Wednesday, 12 April 2017, with investor sentiment dragged down by the yen's rise against the dollar amid growing geopolitical tensions. Stocks met with selling almost across the board from the outset of Wednesday's trading, after U.S. equities fell overnight with investors' risk appetite dissipated by U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet suggesting the possibilities of a unilateral action against North Korea and an additional strike against Syria. The 225-issue Nikkei average dived 195.26 points, or 1.04%, to close at 18,552.61, hitting its lowest finish since Dec. 7 last year. The TOPIX index of all first-section issues ended down 15.56 points, or 1.04%, at 1,479.54, after falling 4.55 points the previous day.

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