From Nasdaq:



The Japanese stock market is slightly lower following the lack of major cues from global markets due to the Christmas holiday, with the Nikkei 225 staying above the 33,200 mark.

Market heavyweight SoftBank Group is edging up 0.1 percent, while Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing is edging down 0.4 percent. In the tech space, Advantest and Tokyo Electron are edging up 0.1 percent each, while Screen Holdings is advancing almost 1 percent. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Mizuho Financial, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial are edging down 0.2 to 0.4 percent each.

The major exporters are mixed, with Panasonic and Mitsubishi Electric losing almost 1 percent each, while Sony and Canon are edging up 0.1 percent each. There were no other major gainers, and the U.S. dollar is trading in the lower 142 yen-range on Tuesday.

Wall Street and the major European markets were closed for Christmas holiday on Monday, after closing mixed and slightly higher on Friday, respectively.



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