Meiji Dairies led the decliners in the Nikkei 225 index shares with a decline of 4.27%, followed by losses in Daiichi Sankyo Company of 3.61%, in Mitsui Sumitomo Financial Group of 3.45%, in Chiba Bank of 3.16%, and in Yahoo Japan of 2.74%.
Nikkei news reported today Daiichi Sankyo Company would divest its entire holding in subsidiary Nippon Nyukazai Company and its 52% shareholding in Sino-Japan Chemical at the end of February 2008. The company wants to concentrate on its pharmaceutical business. |