The Japanese Nikkei index fell at the close on Wednesday for the second day in a row, amid investors taking profits that came after a wave of rises in the market recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fast Retailing pressured the index after the company that owns the Uniqlo brand announced a decline in monthly sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nikkei index fell 0.25 percent to close at 33338.70, but it compensated for most of its losses, which had reached 1 percent earlier in the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The broader Topix index ended the session at an almost stable level, declining only by 0.01 percent, to record 2,306.03 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fast Retailing fell 2.54 percent, putting the biggest pressure on the Nikkei after the company reported a 3.4 percent decline in June sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contact lens company Hoya fell 2.86 percent, becoming the biggest loser on Nikkei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chipmaker Tokyo Electron fell 0.35% and medical equipment maker Terumu fell 1.61%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Daiichi Sankyo rose 6.82 percent to become the biggest gainer on the Nikkei, after it plunged 15 percent in the previous session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pharmaceutical companies sector rose 1.78 percent, with Sumitomo Pharma recording a jump of 3.5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Shipping rose 5.58 percent, lifting the entire freight sector to be the best performing sector on the Tokyo Stock Exchange out of 33 sub-sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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