Nikkei 225 fell 0.08% on Wednesday

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Nikkei 225 Index moved lower by 0.08% on Wednesday's session to trade at 8,851 ahead of the FOMS minutes release due later in the day. However, speculation that the Bank of Japan will announce additional easing measures after Thursday's meeting supported Japanese shares. Meanwhile, chip-makers were dragged lower by weakness of the US technology sector. Advantest and Dainippon Screen declined by 3.25% and 1.1%. Sharp fell 1.7% after JPMorgan reported that Sharp's operating loss may exceed JPY60 billion on weak LCD screen sales. Nikon Corp gained 0.6% after Tuesday's sharp fall as Intel Corp increased stake in competitor ASML.

 

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