Nikkei ends 1.3pc lower
(02-21 14:27)
Tokyo stocks closed 1.39 percent lower on Wednesday as investors were discouraged by US Federal Reserve minutes showing divisions over its stimulus measures and took profit ahead of possible market leads.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 159.15 points to 11,309.13 while the Topix index of all first-section shares fell 1.11 percent, or 10.84 points, to 962.86, AFP reports.
Investors are in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the next Bank of Japan governor's selection expected sometime next week, elections in Italy, and the summit talks between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Barack Obama this week, they said.
Sony shares slid after it unveiled a new-generation PlayStation 4 system in New York without showing the console or indicating pricing for it, falling 1.77 percent to close at 1,331 yen.
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