2021-04-23 13:36:58 GMT2021-04-23 21:36:58(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TOKYO, April 23 (Xinhua) Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday after inheriting a weak lead from Wall Street overnight on concerns abut plans to hike the capital gains tax, while fears grew over the economic fallout from Japan declaring a fresh virus emergency for Tokyo and other big regions.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 167.54 points, or 0.57 percent, from Thursday to close the day at 29,020.63.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, lost 7.52 points, or 0.39 percent, to finish at 1,914.98.
Local dealers said that sentiment was initially dented by reports the U.S. government is planning to hike the capital gains tax and Tokyo trading got off to a shaky start as issues here tracked their U.S. peers lower overnight.
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U.S. S&P500 futures traded 0.3% higher, maintaining most of their gains made during a truncated session on Friday though tech-heavy Nasdaq futures lagged behind, trading almost flat.
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.8% while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped slightly, with China closed for Tomb-Sweeping day and Australia on Easter Monday.