Japanese Stock Exchange marked by slight drop

Japanese stocks were showing a downwards trend on Monday since weak employment rates in the US limited risk-taking initiatives.

SHARP’s stock, however, marked an increase of 6.1% after information which pointed to the possibility that the corporation’s LCD unit might be separated from the main corporate body.

Nikkei dropped by 0.2% at 19,397.98 units, while Topix also marked a slight drop of 0.2% at 1,560.71 units.