Japan share market finished session mixed on Friday, 25 May 2018, as bargain hunting helped to mitigate early losses triggered after pessimism from Washington's cancellation of a planned summit with North Korea. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched up 0.06% or 13.78 points to close at 22,450.79, while the broader Topix index slipped 0.22% or 3.95 points to 1,771.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2190 to 1139 and 243 ended unchanged. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.82% to 16.96 a new 1-month high.
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