Japan's Nikkei 225 extends losses

On Tuesday Japanese Nikkei 225 index prolonged its losses and closed at 8,314.74, 0.4% or 33.53 points down compared to Monday. Despite overall decrease in index, Japanese automakers and tech-companies managed to recover. Honda Motor Co. added 2%, Toyota gained 0.1% and Nissan Motor Co inched up by 1.8%. Samsung Electronics Co and Toshiba Corp each advanced 1.4% and 4.5% accordingly. Nevertheless, analysts warn about general downtrend in the markets.