AGL 40.00 No Change ▼ 0.00 (0%)
AIRLINK 129.00 Decreased By ▼ -0.53 (-0.41%)
BOP 6.76 Increased By ▲ 0.08 (1.2%)
CNERGY 4.50 Decreased By ▼ -0.13 (-2.81%)
DCL 8.70 Decreased By ▼ -0.24 (-2.68%)
DFML 41.00 Decreased By ▼ -0.69 (-1.66%)
DGKC 81.30 Decreased By ▼ -2.47 (-2.95%)
FCCL 32.68 Decreased By ▼ -0.09 (-0.27%)
FFBL 74.25 Decreased By ▼ -1.22 (-1.62%)
FFL 11.75 Increased By ▲ 0.28 (2.44%)
HUBC 110.03 Decreased By ▼ -0.52 (-0.47%)
HUMNL 13.80 Decreased By ▼ -0.76 (-5.22%)
KEL 5.29 Decreased By ▼ -0.10 (-1.86%)
KOSM 7.63 Decreased By ▼ -0.77 (-9.17%)
MLCF 38.35 Decreased By ▼ -1.44 (-3.62%)
NBP 63.70 Increased By ▲ 3.41 (5.66%)
OGDC 194.88 Decreased By ▼ -4.78 (-2.39%)
PAEL 25.75 Decreased By ▼ -0.90 (-3.38%)
PIBTL 7.37 Decreased By ▼ -0.29 (-3.79%)
PPL 155.74 Decreased By ▼ -2.18 (-1.38%)
PRL 25.70 Decreased By ▼ -1.03 (-3.85%)
PTC 17.56 Decreased By ▼ -0.90 (-4.88%)
SEARL 78.71 Decreased By ▼ -3.73 (-4.52%)
TELE 7.88 Decreased By ▼ -0.43 (-5.17%)
TOMCL 33.61 Decreased By ▼ -0.90 (-2.61%)
TPLP 8.41 Decreased By ▼ -0.65 (-7.17%)
TREET 16.26 Decreased By ▼ -1.21 (-6.93%)
TRG 58.60 Decreased By ▼ -2.72 (-4.44%)
UNITY 27.51 Increased By ▲ 0.08 (0.29%)
WTL 1.41 Increased By ▲ 0.03 (2.17%)
BR100 10,450 Increased By 43.4 (0.42%)
BR30 31,209 Decreased By -504.2 (-1.59%)
KSE100 97,798 Increased By 469.8 (0.48%)
KSE30 30,481 Increased By 288.3 (0.95%)

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at its lowest level in almost 10 months in the first trading session of 2023, tracking Wall Street’s weak finish overnight, while the yen’s strength against the dollar also weighed on sentiment.

The Nikkei fell 1.45% to 25,716.86 on Wednesday, its lowest close since March 15. The broader Topix lost 1.25% to 1,868.15.

Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower overnight, while investors worried about the US Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hike path as they awaited minutes from its December policy meeting.

In Japan, clothing brand Uniqlo’s owner Fast Retailing lost 1.24%, dragging the Nikkei the most, while chip related Advantest and Tokyo Electron fell 2.48% and 1.21%, respectively.

Drugmakers Daiichi Sankyo tanked 5.76% and Eisai slipped 6.01%. On top of Wall Street weakness, the yen’s gain against the dollar also weighed on investor sentiment, Maki Sawada, strategist at Nomura Securities, told reporters.

Tokyo stocks close sharply lower

The yen rose to a seven-month high against the greenback on Tuesday on expectations that the Bank of Japan might move away from its ultra-easy monetary policy. All but three industry sub-indexes fell.

The banking sector jumped 2.67% to become the top gainer among the 33 industry groups, while insurance firms gained 0.75%.

The brokerage sector inched up 0.06%. Of the 225 Nikkei components, 30 stocks rose and 193 declined, while two were flat.

The volume of shares traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s main board was 1.3 billion, compared to the average of 1.18 billion in the past 30 days.

Comments

Comments are closed.