The stock market in Japan ended with a loss on Thursday after the substantial profit turns a day earlier. The mood was depressed by an increase in corona infections in parts of Japan.
The Japanese government, therefore, raised the virus alert to the highest level.
Other stock market indicators in the Asian region also showed losses, despite better-than-expected Chinese macroeconomic data.
The Nikkei in Tokyo eventually closed 0.8 percent lower at 22,770.36 points. Japanese chip companies Advantest and Tokyo Electron were among the strongest fallers with minuses of 2.7 and 2.6 percent.
The Japanese exchange manager, Japan Exchange Group, increased 6.5 percent.
The stock exchanges in Tokyo and Osaka will be included in the Nikkei as of July 29 and will replace Sony Financial Holdings in the main index.