Tokyo's Nikkei index closes lower
Tokyo investors are poring over earnings, with more major firms set to release results Thursday including Nissan, Takeda Pharmaceuticals and beverage giant Kirin.
's closed lower on Thursday as focus on .The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.34 percent, or 128.39 points, to 38,073.98, while the broader added 0.26 percent, or 7.03 points, to end at 2,713.46.
Tokyo investors are poring over earnings, with more major firms set to release results Thursday including , and beverage giant .
Thursday's trade saw "some bargain-hunting and purchases based on good corporate earnings", said.
Investors were also monitoring the after recent suspected interventions by Japanese authorities to slow the yen's slide.
The dollar stood at 155.64 yen, against 155.63 yen overnight in New York.
dropped 1.49 percent to 11,870 yen. Uniqlo operator fell 1.29 percent to 40,630 yen.
fell 1.42 percent to 3,528 yen. The auto giant on Wednesday issued a cautious outlook for the year ahead, while logging record earnings in the previous fiscal year.
Energy developer rose 1.48 percent to 2,368 yen, while jumped 3.54 percent to 7,597 yen.
Source: Stocks-Markets-Economic Times
