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Nissan shares up on Mitsubishi deal | |
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Shares in Japanese carmaker Nissan rose by 5% on Friday after the company clinched a deal to take a major stake in embattled rival Mitsubishi. | |
The company is to take a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors, in the wake of the latter's recent scandal over fuel efficiency. | |
Mitsubishi Motors shares were down, though, losing more than 3% in early trade. | |
Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.9% to 16,502.08 points. | |
At the same time, shares in embattled electronics giant Sharp rose by 3.8%, despite the company reporting huge losses on Thursday. | |
The struggling firm announced an operating loss of 162bn yen ($1.5bn) for the fiscal year ending March 2016. | The struggling firm announced an operating loss of 162bn yen ($1.5bn) for the fiscal year ending March 2016. |
In March, Sharp accepted a takeover bid by Taiwan's Foxconn which will take effect in October. | In March, Sharp accepted a takeover bid by Taiwan's Foxconn which will take effect in October. |
In China, the mainland Shanghai Composite traded flat at 2,834.81, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong was down 0.3% at 19,856.35 points. | |
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index fell 0.5% to 1,968.08. | |
The ASX/200 in Australia was also down, 0.4% lower at 5,336.60 points. |