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Equities, indexes, earnings, and the moves that reset portfolios.
The TOPIX closed at 3,197.59 on Friday as ex-dividend selling and pre-holiday profit-taking outweighed gains in Fast Retailing, leaving the broad index below 3,200 before Sports Day.
Department-store operator MARUI and apparel giant Fast Retailing led a custom consumer basket higher on Friday as the yen slid to 151.20 per dollar, offsetting gasoline anxiety after Middle East oil spikes.
The Nikkei 225 fell 993 points Thursday as climbing crude prices punished automakers and chip gear makers gave back recent gains.
Sony Group stock rose in Tokyo trade as investors weighed console demand and a weaker yen that inflates overseas revenue when translated home.
Sony Group shares hovered near ¥3,740 in Tokyo as investors weigh PlayStation hardware shipments against a weak yen that inflates overseas game and imaging revenue ahead of the November earnings date.
Tokyo’s benchmark gave back part of Monday’s 1,637-point jump as Advantest and Tokyo Electron led profit-taking ahead of Governor Ueda’s afternoon remarks.
