Nikkei ended lower

PM Abe anounced his resignation which made the Tokyo market weak.News of Abe's resignation made Yen weak, which supported export companies' stock to rise.But the whole market felt that news might have sounded no good.

Stock Indices
Nikkei225Average O. 15978.78 H. 16032.26 L.. 15731.32 C. 15797.6 CHG. -80.07
TOPIX O. 1543.38 H. 1552.07 L.. 1522.1 C. 1528.27 CHG. -4.12 VOL. 173906
JASDAQ O. 72.28 H. 72.44 L.. 71.28 C. 71.38 CHG. -0.78 VOL. 72690

Stock Index Futures
Nikkei225Futures O. 15960 H. 16050 L.. 15720 C. 15780 CHG. -60 VOL. 146624
TOPIX Futures O. 1540 H. 1553 L.. 1521 C. 1529.5 CHG. 2.5 VOL. 47869