TOKYO: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock index dropped 0.32 percent on Wednesday, after the Bank of Japan dapped up a meeting with policymakers trimming their expectations despite the economy slipping into recession.
The benchmark Nikkei fell 55.31 points to 17,288.75, while the Topix index of all first-section shares closed almost flat, up 0.12 per cent, or 1.66 points, to 1,396.54.