Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday, as the government appeared to be preparing to declare a state of emergency to deal with the rise in Covid-19 infections, while investor appetite for risk was also negatively affected by the uncertainty over the re-election for the Senate in the US state of Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nikkei index fell to more than 27 thousand points, while the broader Topix index fell to 17 thousand points, recording losses for the third session in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elections in Georgia will determine who is in control of the Senate, and thus how much US President-elect Joe Biden will push across the Democratic Party’s agenda, notably tax reorganization, boosting stimulus and infrastructure spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shares of airlines and railway operations were among the worst performers among the 33 sector sub-indices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the sectors fell 1.2% and 1.5%, respectively, due to the possibility of imposing new restrictions to contain the health crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and the surrounding region, which will be taken on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The yen rose to 103 per dollar today, its highest in nearly ten months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, many technology companies maintained their gains as the Coronavirus pandemic worsened in many countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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