Tokyo Stock Exchange closes the day with a 1.4% decline in its main indicator, the Nikkei

The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed this Monday with a 1.4% decline in its main indicator, the Nikkeiweighed down by the results of the latest quarterly economic situation report from the Bank of Japan (BoJ), which showed that business confidence in the evolution of the Japanese economy worsened.

The benchmark index, which groups together the 225 most representative securities on the market, It lost 566.35 points, up to 39,803.09 points.

The Topix, a broader selective that includes the firms in the main section, those with the largest capitalization, It fell 1.71% or 47.4 units, reaching 2,721.22.

The Tokyo stock market closed lower this Monday, affected by the business uncertainty caused by the context of the depreciation of the yen, as well as by the BoJ’s recent decision to raise short-term reference interest rates to 0.1%.

The local currency moved during the day in the low range of 151 yen per dollar, following the trend of the previous negotiation, when it closed at 151.3 yen per dollar.

The companies in the semiconductor sector Lasertec – the most traded of the day -, Disco Corp and Tokyo Electron lost 1.91%, 2.39% and 3.2% each.

The vehicle manufacturer Toyota Motor lost 4.03%, while the technology conglomerate Softbank fell 1.47%.

The signatures Rakuten Group and Rakuten Bank rose 3.04% and 3.56%, respectively, after the Japanese group announced its plans to create a new company in which its banking and financial businesses will be integrated, with the goal of bringing together some of its most important activities. profitable.

In the main section, 1,331 companies fell, compared to 288 that rose, and 38 closed unchanged.

The total value of the negotiation amounted to 4.64 trillion yen (about 28,444 million euros).