Japan: Nikkei falls 0.98% on Ukraine crisis, stronger yen

Japanese share market dropped on Monday, 28 April 2014, as risk aversion selloff triggered across the board on tracking poor performance on Wall Street, a stronger yen and jitters over the Ukraine crisis. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1% to 14288.23, while the Topix index of all first-section shares eased 0.79% to 1160.74. Tokyo markets will be closed for Showa Day on Tuesday, the birthday of the previous emperor.

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