Mon, 02 May 2016 08:51:05 GMT
Asian stocks slip as Yen gains strength
Asian markets closed low on Monday with Japanese stocks leading the way, as the Yen gained strength following lack of monetary policy expansion by the BoJ. While Labour Day kept the Chinese and Hong Kong markets closed, the Nikkei index finished with a 3.1% slip at 16,147.38 points and the Topix was down 3.0% to show 1,299.96 points at a