The Nikkei Average closed at ¥60,819.36, down ¥429.23 from the previous day. As of 3 p.m., dollar/yen was around ¥159.75, with the yen weakening.
The Nikkei Average closed at ¥60,819.36, down ¥429.23 from the previous day. The Japanese market, whose performance was reported that day, traded with a wide range through the close.
According to the information released, the article was posted at 15:33 and noted that dollar/yen was trading in the first half of the ¥159 range as a condition in the foreign-exchange market.
The article did not state the performance or factors affecting individual stocks, but reported the Nikkei Average's closing price, its change from the previous day and the foreign-exchange level.
The news summarizes the day's market movements, focusing on the Nikkei Average's closing level and the dollar/yen rate.