Monday, October 21, 2013

Japan stocks ease from three-week high

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese equities slipped in early trade Tuesday after the benchmark in the previous session closed at its best level in more than three weeks. The Nikkei Stock Average (JP:NIK) shed 0.1% to 14,672.76, but the broader Topix index tacked on nearly 0.1%. Transportion shares were among the decliners, and stock in 7-Eleven chain operator Seven & I Holdings Co. (JP:3382) fell 0.9% after a trade group said September same-store sales at convenience stores fell 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. Automotive shares were mostly lower ahead of the release of U.S. labor data for September, due later Tuesday. In the group, stock in Mazda Motor Corp. (JP:7261) (MZDAF) shed 0.2%, but Toyota Motor Corp. (JP:7203) (TM) outperformed by climbing 1.1%.

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