Japan Nikkei falls 0.76% on firmer yen

The Japan share market finished session down for the first time in last four sessions on Wednesday, 24 January 2018, due to booking profit triggered a day after the key index closed at a 26-year high. Meanwhile the yen's strengthening against the dollar intensified selloff. Among TSE 33 sectors, shares of Electric appliance, machinery and bank-linked issues were notable losers. The 225-issue Nikkei average dropped 183.37 points, or 0.76%, to close at 23,940.78. The Topix index of all first-section issues ended down 9.84 points, or 0.51%, at 1,901.23. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1701 to 1659 and 223 ended unchanged. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.03% to 16.33.

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