Mubasher: Japan's stock indices were in red on Friday, continuing their bearish trend for the fourth successive week.
Nikkei share index fell today by 0.11% or 20.63 points to reach 18,769.06 points – the lowest since 16 December – while it lost 1.1% during the week.
The broader index Topix shed 0.5% to end at 1,516.19 points.
