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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Global Markets | Japan's Nikkei slumps to weekly loss on tech share profit-taking

Japan's Nikkei ​share average slumped on ​Friday, sending the benchmark index to a ​weekly loss, as traders took profits on high-flying tech shares heading into the weekend.

The Nikkei dropped 2%, or about 1,245 index points, to end the ‌day at ⁠61,409.29, ⁠reversing early gains of as much as 0.9%.

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