Japan's Nikkei 225 ends lower after holiday

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Source: Marketwatch
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Although most Asian market indexes recovered on Thursday, Nikkei 225 closed lower at 8,165.18 giving up 149.56 points or 1.8%. Analysts explain Nikkei's loss as investors attempt to catch up to yesterday's developments in Europe. German poor auction amid poor manufacturing report from China had a negative impact on the index. Nikkei 225 was mainly hit by blue chip companies. Fujitsu Ltd. lost 2.6%, Hitachi Ltd. declined 2.5% while Nintendo Co. dropped 4.3%. On the upside, Olympus Corp. shares added 17.3% on hopes that it could save its equities from delisting.

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Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:53:28 GMT

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