Japan Nikkei falls 0.21% on profit booking

Japan share market finished session down on Tuesday, 15 May 2018, after trading in positive territory in early trade, as investors cashed in profits following three straight days of gains and continuing uncertainty over trade tensions between China and the U.S.. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.21%, or 47.84 points, to close at 22,818.02 while the broader Topix index edged down 0.04%, or 0.77 points, to 1,805.15. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1848 to 1528 and 205 ended unchanged. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.15% to 14.56.

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