Japan Stocks slip after 3-days holiday

The Japan share market ended lower on Friday, 06 May 2016, extending selloff streak for sixth straight session, after resuming trade after a three-day holiday, as traders played catch-up with losses on global equity markets during a long public holiday. Total 23 out of 33 TSE industry sectors were down, with Mining, Iron & Steel, Marine Transportation, Securities & Commodities Futures, Nonferrous Metals, and Oil & Coal Products stocks being major losers. The 225-issue Nikkei average declined 40.66 points, or 0.25%, to close at 16106.72. The Topix index of all first-section issues ended down 1.64 points, or 0.13%, at 1298.32.

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