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Reuters
11:18 JST, November 7, 2024 (updated at 12:00 JST)
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average reversed course to trade lower on Thursday, as investors booked profits from sharp gains in the previous session.
The Nikkei was down 0.33% at 39,349.23, as of 0200 GMT, after rising 2.6% on Wednesday to a three-week closing high.
The benchmark rose as much as 1% earlier in the session, tracking Wall Street’s record close overnight after Republican Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Trump’s victory unleashed a massive rally in the dollar, drove stocks to record highs and punished bond prices.
“Nikkei’s reversal indicated that the sharp gains in the previous session were led by short-term investors who bet on a rally on Trump trades,” said Takehiko Masuzawa, trading head at Phillip Securities Japan.
“They quickly sold stocks to book profits.”
Uniqlo-brand owner Fast Retailing fell 2.52% to become the biggest drag on the Nikkei. Chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron lost 2.5%.
Home interior goods maker and retailer Nitori Holdings slipped 5.57%.
The broader Topix rose 0.91% to 2,740.54, with Toyota Motor up 4.27%.
Financials gained as bond yields rose, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group up 2.68% and 1.99%, respectively.
Insurer Tokio Marine Holdings gained 2.8%.
Honda Motor inched up 0.07% after falling 6.4% in the previous session.
Of the 225 Nikkei components, 155 stocks rose, 69 fell, and one traded flat.
