Japan’s Nikkei fell for the third consecutive session on Thursday, as losses in blue chips-related blue chips outweighed a jump in airline and rail stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nikkei fell 0.27 percent to close at 26,604.84 points, giving up the gains recorded earlier in the session, supported by a strong closing of Wall Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chip-related stocks fell, including Tokyo Electron, which fell 2.39 percent, and Advantest, which fell 3.63 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robot maker Fanuc also fell 2.18 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The broader Topix index rose 0.05 percent to 1,877.58 points, supported by a 1.88 percent rise in Toyota Motor shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shares of sectors likely to benefit from the economic recovery rose, and the airline sector index rose 2.05 percent and led gains among the sub-sectors on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Railway operator Keio jumped 4.8 percent and East Japan Railway Co. rose 2.48 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The real estate sector also rose 0.92 percent, and Mitsui Fudosan Real Estate Development Co. jumped 2.16 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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