Nikkei snaps five-day winning streak amid geopolitical tension

The Japanese share market ended down for the first time in six sessions on Wednesday, 25 November 2015, as nervous investors sought low-risk assets after a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight and worries about geopolitical tension after Turkish jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. The day's notable losers comprised Securities & Commodities Futures, Banks, Pulp & Paper, and Air Transportation issues, while Electric Power & Gas, Mining, Oil & Coal Products, and Iron & Steel issues were among major gainers. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange has lost 0.39%, or 77.31 points, to 19847.58, while the wider Topix index of all first-section shares finished down 0.7%, or 11.27 points, at 1594.67. Falling issues outnumbered rising ones 1,294 to 518 on the TSE's first section, while 106 issues were unchanged. Volume decreased slightly to 2,007 million shares from Tuesday's 2,062 million shares.

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