Tokyo shares end sharply lower on weak oil price, U.S. data
Xinhua, January 18, 2016 Adjust font size:
Tokyo shares ended the trading Monday sharply lower as sentiment here was hit by oil price decline and weak U.S. economic data released last week, as well as on Wall Street plunge.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 191.54 points, or 1.12 percent, from Friday at 16,955.57.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 14.52 points, or 1.04 percent, to 1,387.93.
Decliners were led by information and communication, real estate, and iron and steel.
The day's turnover was about 2,243.0 billion yen (about 19.15 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem