Dubai – Mubasher: Japanese stocks shut Friday in the negative territory, disregarding positive data about higher consumer confidence.
Japan's consumer confidence index rose in November to 42.6, compared with 41.8 in previous estimates of 41.8 in the prior month.
European shares also went down as investors reacted negatively to the European Central Bank's interest rate decision.
Nikkei shut 2.19% lower at 19,504, thus hitting its lowest level in three weeks. TOPIX Index also shed 1.8% to 1,574.2 points.
