Tokyo: Stocks rally fizzles on profit-taking after Macron win
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday as investors booked profits a day after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French presidential election pushed the Japanese market to a 17-month high.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.26 per cent, or 52.70 points, to 19,843.00 after closing Monday at its highest level since December 2015.
The Topix index of all first-section issues lost 0.26 per cent, 4.09 points, to end the day at 1,581.77.
AFP
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Capital Markets & Currencies
Europe: Shares end higher on tech support; banks slide
US: Stocks rally on cooler hiring numbers
Singapore stocks end week in the red; STI down 0.1%
Asia: Markets track Wall Street higher as rate hopes rise, eyes on US jobs
H2G Green chief to stand trial on Aug 5 amid MOM probe
Singapore shares climb at Friday’s open; STI up 0.2%