Tokyo Stocks Slip With Eyes On Japan New Government
Muhammad Irfan Published October 04, 2021 | 09:10 AM
Tokyo, Oct 4 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Oct, 2021 ) :Tokyo stocks opened higher but quickly slipped into negative territory on Monday, with investors eyeing the unveiling of Japan's new cabinet later in the day and other events this week.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index started up 0.88 percent or 253.80 points at 29,024.87 in early trade, while the broader Topix index advanced 1.03 percent or 20.38 points to 2,006.69.
But after buying back some shares following five straight days of declines, investors turned cautious and the market moved lower.
Among events being tracked by investors will be a policy speech by Japan's new leader Fumio Kishida and key US jobs data later this week, analysts said.
Last week, Japan's ruling party elected former foreign minister Kishida its new leader, setting him on course to become the next prime minister of the world's third-largest economy.
Kishida will be confirmed as the new premier in a vote in parliament later in the day and will then lead the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) into general elections that must happen by November.
Local media reported details of the new government, which did not prompt strong market reactions. The Names include a mix of fresh faces and holdovers.
The Dollar fetched 110.94 Yen in early Asian trade, againt 111.02 yen in New York late Friday.
Nissan was up 2.27 percent at 567.9 yen after a report said the automaker is in talks with China's Great Wall Motors to sell its plants in Spain.
Honda was up 1.47 percent at 3,442 yen, shrugging off its announcement sales in the US dropped 24.7 percent in September.
Some blue-chip exporters were lower, with Panasonic trading down 1.97 percent at 1,319.5 yen, Canon off 0.89 percent at 2,664 yen and Olylmpus off 0.61 percent at 2,352.5 yen.
On Wall Street, the Dow finished 1.4 percent higher at 34,326.46, the broad-based S&P gained 1.2 percent and the tech-rich Nasdaq climbed 0.8 percent.
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