{"id":115387,"date":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/?guid=788cef49d43c99f06e916718304fb6d8"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","slug":"japans-nikkei-ends-at-8-week-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/japans-nikkei-ends-at-8-week-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Japans Nikkei Ends at 8-Week Low"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nTokyo, Japans Nikkei share average fell nearly 2% on Tuesday to close at an eight-week low as technology stocks tracked the overnight declines on Wall Street.<\/p>\n
The Nikkei fell 1.94% to 38,471.20, its lowest close since Feb. 21. The index lost as much as 2.3% during the session.<\/p>\n
The broader Topix lost 2.04% to 2,697.11.<\/p>\n
Among individual stocks, chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron slid 4.15% to become the biggest drag on the Nikkei, while chip-testing equipment maker Advantest lost 3.76%. Uniqlo-brand owner Fast Retailing fell 1.8%.<\/p>\n
J.Front Retailing tanked 9.15% to become the worst percentage loser on the Nikkei after the department store operator cut its annual profit forecast.<\/p>\n
Of the 225 components on the Nikkei, 33 stocks rose and 191 fell, with one flat.<\/p>\n
Source: Qatar News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tokyo, Japans Nikkei share average fell nearly 2% on Tuesday to close at an eight-week low as technology stocks tracked the overnight declines on Wall Street.<\/p>\n
The Nikkei fell 1.94% to 38,471.20, its lowest close since Feb. 21. The index lost as much …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n