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| Weak export figures dampen Japan shares | Weak export figures dampen Japan shares |
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| Japanese shares have been pulled down by a sharp drop in the country's exports, which fell for the seventh consecutive month. | Japanese shares have been pulled down by a sharp drop in the country's exports, which fell for the seventh consecutive month. |
| Exports from Japan fell by 10% in April compared with the same month the previous year. | |
| Imports plunged 23%, putting the trade balance at a 823bn yen ($7.5bn, £5.2bn) surplus. | Imports plunged 23%, putting the trade balance at a 823bn yen ($7.5bn, £5.2bn) surplus. |
| The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.5% to close trading at 16,654.60 points. | |
| The weak trade data is thought to be mainly due to poorer demand from China and other emerging economies. | The weak trade data is thought to be mainly due to poorer demand from China and other emerging economies. |
| Shares in Japan Tobacco fell by 1.4% as the world's largest insurer, Axa, announced it would stop investing in the tobacco industry. | Shares in Japan Tobacco fell by 1.4% as the world's largest insurer, Axa, announced it would stop investing in the tobacco industry. |
| Mainland China's Shanghai Composite rose by 0.6%, to close at 2,843.65 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng traded flat and closed at 19,809.03. | |
| In Australia, the benchmark ASX/200 dropped 0.6% to finish at 5,318.90 points. | In Australia, the benchmark ASX/200 dropped 0.6% to finish at 5,318.90 points. |
| South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.4% to close at 1,955.25. | South Korea's Kospi index rose 0.4% to close at 1,955.25. |