Dubai-Mubasher: Stocks continued their decline on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, disregarding the positive economic data.
Japan's core machinery orders unexpectedly jumped in October by the most since March 2014, a strong resumption of investment.
The Nikkei shed 0.98% to shut at 19,301, the lowest closing level since 6 November.
The Topix finished down 0.8 %, and JPX-Nikkei Index 400 shed 0.9%.
