- Title: Japan stocks fall as Tokyo kicks off trading for 2023
- Date: 4th January 2023
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (JANUARY 4, 2023) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** GUESTS LISTENING TO THE CEREMONY GUEST IN KIMONO
- Embargoed: 18th January 2023 03:58
- Keywords: Akira Kiyota Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki Japan Exchange Group Nikkei 225 Tokyo Stock Exchange bell ringing opening ceremony stock prices
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Economic Events,Equities Markets
- Reuters ID: LVA003023704012023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday (January 4) as the Tokyo Stock Exchange held an opening ceremony to mark the first trading day of 2023.
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki rang the bell, as attendees and guests clapped to mark the new year in the opening ceremony.
On the first day of trading in 2023, clothing brand Uniqlo's owner Fast Retailing lost 2.11%, dragging the Nikkei the most, while chip testing equipment maker Advantest fell 2.24%. Drugmakers Daiichi Sankyo tanked 5.69% and Eisai slipped 6.31%.
Japan's Nikkei share average fell to its lowest in three months, tracking a weak finish overnight on Wall Street, while the yen's strength against the dollar weighed on investor sentiment.
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