Tokyo stocks close lower on profit-taking – Gulf Today

Tokyo stocks close lower on profit-taking – Gulf Today

Japan booked a deficit of 833.4 billion yen ($7.8 billion) in May, the second straight monthly trade deficit, as both exports and imports dropped sharply, according to the finance ministry statistics.. In Tokyo trading, automakers were lower with Nissan dropping 2.49 percent to 403.1 yen, and Honda down 1.16 percent to 2,918.5 yen.. Uniqlo casual-wear operator Fast Retailing slid 0.22 percent to 62,860 yen while Sony bucked the trend, advancing 2.52 percent to 7,669 yen..