Traders are waiting for US manufacturing activity figures later Tuesday and the resumption of US-Canada talks on a revised NAFTA deal Wednesday.They are also biding their time ahead of the possible imposition Thursday of more tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports by Washington, while US jobs figures are due Friday.
Shares of exporters such as automakers and tech companies were mixed despite a weaker yen. Panasonic fell 1.13% to 1,306.5 yen and Hitachi was down 0.68% at 711.1 yen, but chip-testing equipment maker Advantest jumped 1.42% to 2,710 yen. Toyota lost 0.63% to 6,773 yen and Honda dropped 1.16% to 3,218 yen. Chip-making devices maker Tokyo Electron inched up 0.02% to 18,515 yen.
Beverage producer Ito En closed 8.78% lower on its disappointing profits for May-July, announced Monday.
Department store operator Matsuya Co. ended 5.55% higher as investors took heart from its brisk sales in August.
CURRENCY NEWS: Japanese yen tad softer against greenback. The dollar fetched 111.31 yen, up from 111.07 yen in London.
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