Japan Nikkei drops 0.56% on profit booking, stronger yen

The Japan share market finished session lower on Thursday, 28 December 2017, dragged down by profit booking, triggered by the yen's rise against the U.S. dollar. Among TSE 33 issues, shares of bank, securities and transportation equipment-linked issues comprised those that declined the most by the close of play. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 127.23 points, or 0.56%, to close at 22,783.98, marking its lowest close since Dec. 15. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, ended 10.76 points, or 0.59%, lower at 1,819.03. Falling issues far outnumbered rising ones 1,353 to 606 on the TSE's first section, while 103 issues were unchanged. Volume inched up to 997 million shares from Wednesday's 981 million shares.

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