Tokyo stocks fall 0.25 pct. as strong yen offset upbeat machinery orders
Xinhua, June 10, 2015 Adjust font size:
Tokyo stocks fell o.25 percent Wednesday as the yen's rapid strengthening against the U.S. dollar offset optimism over the Japanese economy after stronger- than-expected core machinery orders data.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 49.94 points, from Tuesday at 20,046.36. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 6.14 points, or 0.38 percent, lower at 1,628.23.
Decliners were led by shipping, land transport and air transport issues.
The turnover was 2,941.13 billion yen (about 23.62 billion U.S. dollars). Endi