Home / Markets / Industries / Transportation
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Japanese Shares Drop As Exporters Weaken
By Myra P. Saefong
MarketWatch Pulse
TOKYO -- Japanese shares headed sharply lower in early trading Monday in Tokyo in the wake of Wall Street's Friday's tumble, with exporters among the loss leaders as the yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average fell 2.9% to 9,743.02, and the Topix shed 2.1% to 875.49, with Nissan Motor Co. falling 3.7%, Nikon Corp. down 3.8%, and Sony Corp. dropping 4.7%. In South Korea, the Kospi fell 2.3% with Ssangyong Motor Co. among the bigger losers, down 5%.
Copyright © 2009 MarketWatch, Inc.
Fox Business Video
-
-
The Crisis With 20/20 Hindsight
-
Nov 21, 2009
FOXBusiness.com LIVE
-
-
-
Jerry Rice Talks Career
-
Nov 21, 2009
NFL Receiver on career on the gridiron
-
-
-
John O'Hurley as Venture Capitalist
-
Nov 21, 2009
Comedian on life as venture capitalist
-
-
-
Excess Spending in Congress
-
Nov 21, 2009
Saving $100 Million
-
-
-
Cavuto Business Report 11-20-09
-
Nov 21, 2009
Business Report: Cavuto
-
