Tokyo stocks closes lower on investor caution – Gulf Today

Tokyo stocks closes lower on investor caution – Gulf Today

The main highlights of the week will likely be the US Fed forward guidance on Wednesday, along with a raft of earnings releases, including Amazon, Apple and other tech heavyweights, said Stephen Innes, global market strategist at AxiCorp.

"How much appetite traders have to add on risk is probably limited.

"But this is not a typical market with so much health and economic headline risk so best to keep on your toes," he said in a commentary.

Nissan Motor lost 4.33 percent to 410.8 yen ahead of its announcement of April-June earnings.

Mitsubishi Motors plunged 12.63 percent to 235 yen after forecasting a larger-than-expected loss for the current business year.

Fujifilm Holdings climbed 3.09 percent to 4,925 yen on news that the US government is providing funds to a US subsidiary for a new coronavirus vaccine.

Daiichi Sankyo shot up 10.28 percent to 9,557 yen after the drugmaker announced a global collaboration with AstraZeneca for development and commercialisation of an experimental cancer drug.

SoftBank Group rose 2.24 percent to 6,645 yen.

Agence France-Presse