Japan’s Nikkei fell at the close Tuesday in range-bound trade, with technology shares leading losses amid caution over the global economic outlook.
The Nikkei fell 0.33% to close at 27,279.80 points, following fluctuations between small gains and losses.
The Nikkei touched its highest level in more than a month on Monday, following Shanghai announced stimulus measures and a decision to ease the closure imposed in the city.
The broader Topix index fell 0.51% to 1912.67 points.
Tokyo Electron fell 1.92% and was the lowest on the Nikkei index. Shares of KDDI for phones fell 1.41%, and robotics maker Fanuc fell 0.99%.
The index of oil drilling companies jumped 5.93% and was among the highest gainers among the sub-indices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Inpex’s stock rose 6.20%, to record the highest rise on the Nikkei index, followed by Subaru, the car manufacturer, which rose 4.45%.
