The Japanese stock market ended slightly lower on Tuesday. Investors took it easy pending the outcome of the Brexit talks and an agreement in Congress on a new corona support package.
Additional stimulus measures from the Japanese government limited the loss. The other major stock exchanges in the Asian region showed a mixed picture.
The leading Nikkei in Tokyo closed with a minus of 0.3 percent at 26,467.08 points. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that he would spend about 585 billion euros extra to get the economy through the corona crisis.
Hydrogen company Iwatani added more than 10 percent, after reports that the Japanese government wants to expand the use of hydrogen further to meet the emission targets.
The Japanese technology companies were also in demand thanks to the new record level of the American tech exchange Nasdaq. Computer game maker Nintendo gained 1.1 percent and Japanese electronic component manufacturer Murata Manufacturing rose 0.5 percent.