The Japan News Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Falls a Second Day as AI, Chemical Shares Give up Gains
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Tokyo Stock Exchange Reuters [posttime] JST, [postdate] TOKYO, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average slid for a second straight day on Thursday, dragged lower by profit-taking in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and as trade tensions heat up with China. The Nikkei 225 Index .N225 fell 0.6% to 51,660.50 as …