Japan's large firm business sentiment decreases in Q4

Business sentiment in the Asia's second largest economy declined in the last three months of 2013 as the performance of Japan's economy weakened notably in the previous quarter, a survey published by the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet Office revealed on Tuesday. The large-company sentiment index slipped from 12 points to 8.3 points in the Q3 and it is forecast to gain to 11.8 points in the Q1 of 2014.