Nikkei falls on profit booking, soft offshore lead

The Japan share market declined for second straight session on Tuesday, 29 November 2016, as investors continued locking gains after the benchmark index hit 11-months high at the end of last week and on tracking negative lead from Wall Street overnight and a pause in the yen's recent weakening.. Total 20 out of 33 TSE industry categories on the main section declined, with Insurance, Iron & Steel, Securities & Commodities Futures, and Glass & Ceramics Products being major losers, while Fishery, Agriculture & Forestry, Chemicals, and Foods issues being notable gainers. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.27%, or 49.85 points, to close at 18,307.04, while the broader Topix index of all first-section issues lost 0.07%, or 1.01 points, to 1,468.57.

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