Japan: Nikkei falls on yen firmness, jitters over US-North Korea talk

Japan share market finished session down on Wednesday, 23 May 2018, as risk aversion selloff triggered by tracking soft lead from Wall Street overnight, appreciation of Japanese yen against greenback and on caution regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's latest remarks on the upcoming U.S.-Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) summit. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 1.18 per cent or 270.60 points to close at 22,689.74, the weakest intraday level since May 11, while the broader Topix index was down 0.68 per cent or 12.26 points at 1,797.31. Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2075 to 1260 and 233 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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