Nikkei ended lower

Nikkei opened lower and stagnant in the morning session.In the afternoon session, there looked an upward movement but , in the latter part of the session, started to fall and closed at opening level.

Stock Indices
Nikkei225Average O. 17070.61 H. 17144.35 L.. 17032.75 C. 17065.04 CHG. -27.45
TOPIX O. 1653.19 H. 1666.28 L.. 1652.61 C. 1656.91 CHG. 1.31 VOL. 164519
JASDAQ O. 76.69 H. 77.77 L.. 76.67 C. 77.77 CHG. 1.34 VOL. 62851

Stock Index Futures
Nikkei225Futures O. 17090 H. 17180 L.. 17060 C. 17130 CHG. 10 VOL. 73279
TOPIX Futures O. 1655 H. 1670 L.. 1654 C. 1665.5 CHG. 11.5 VOL. 40978