Japanese Shares Recoup Early Losses as Investors Await US Fed Policy, Middle East Developments
Japanese shares recovered from early-session losses to close higher on Wednesday as investors positioned themselves ahead of the US Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates and monitored progress of the US-Iran conflict.The Nikkei 225 finished the day up 497.75 points or 0.72% at 69,902.25.Investors are awaiting the US Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's comments on inflation, unemployment, and the economic outlook at his first post-Federal Open Market Committee press conference later in the day.On the economic front, Japan incurred a trade deficit of 378.7 billion yen in May, versus a revised trade surplus of 299.3 billion yen in April, according to preliminary data released by Japan Customs on Wednesday.The country's core machinery orders, which exclude volatile sectors such as ships and electric power, increased 8.7% month on month on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, according to data from the Cabinet Office released on Wednesday.On the corporate side, TBS Holdings (TYO:9401) repurchased 2.7 million shares for 16.82 billion yen through the Tokyo Stock Exchange's treasury share repurchase trading system on Wednesday, according to a filing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Also, Marubeni (TYO:8002) acquired EagleRidge Energy II, securing a production footprint in the Barnett Shale near Dallas, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S, at an undisclosed value, according to a company statement on Wednesday.
