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Japanese shares fall in mixed Asian trade | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Asian shares saw mixed trading as investors hoped for more stimulus by central banks around the world. | |
Investors have been encouraged by last week's unexpected rate cut in China and a surprise expansion of monetary stimulus by the Bank of Japan at the end of October. | Investors have been encouraged by last week's unexpected rate cut in China and a surprise expansion of monetary stimulus by the Bank of Japan at the end of October. |
Japan's benchmark Nikkei index closed down 0.8% at 17,248.50 in subdued trade ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday. | |
The dollar edged lower to 117.37 yen, from 117.72 yen in New York trade. | |
Toyota's shares closed down 0.5% after the auto giant said it would recall 57,000 more vehicles to replace potentially deadly air bags made by Takata. | |
In Greater China, shares were heading in different directions, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index down 0.4% at 24,014.25 while the Shanghai Composite was up 0.6% at 2,619.97. | |
In Australia, shares ended higher after data showed that business investment rose 0.2% in the third quarter, beating expectations of a fall. | |
New home sales also rose 3% in October to their highest in four months, showing signs of a resilient economy. | |
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index edged up 0.1% to 5,400.90. | |
However, shares in the energy sector fell due to falling oil prices. Oil and gas producer Santos shed more than 3%, while Woodside Petroleum fell 2.8%. | |
In South Korea, the Kospi index closed flat at 1,982.09. | |
Shares of Samsung Electronics, which accounts for 15% of the benchmark index's total market capitalisation, rose 5.3% after it announced a $2bn (£1.27bn) share buyback plan on Wednesday. |