Japan's Nikkei ends lower on profit booking after sharp gains
Update at 0630 GMT
TOKYO, Nov 7 (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share average erased its early rise to end lower on Thursday, as investors booked profits following the sharp gains in the previous session.
The Nikkei .N225 fell 0.25% to close at 39,381.41, after rising 2.6% on Wednesday to a three-week closing high.
The benchmark rose as much as 1% earlier in the session, tracking Wall Street's record close overnight after Republican Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Trump's victory unleashed a massive rally in the dollar, drove stocks to record highs and punished bond prices.
"Nikkei's reversal indicated that the sharp gains in the previous session were led by short-term investors who bet on a rally on Trump trades," said Takehiko Masuzawa, trading head at Phillip Securities Japan.
"They quickly sold stocks to book profits."
Uniqlo-brand owner Fast Retailing 9983.T fell 3.3% to become the biggest drag on the Nikkei. Chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron 8035.T lost 1.73%.
Home interior goods maker and retailer Nitori Holdings 9843.T, which is sensitive to the yen's move, slipped 6.61%.
Railway operator Keio 9008.T surged 17.67% and construction firm Taisei 1801.T jumped 13.34% after they announced a share buyback.
The broader Topix .TOPX ended 1% higher at 2,743.08, with Toyota Motor 7203.T up 2.89%.
Financials gained as bond yields rose, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 8306.T and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 8316.T up 3% and 2.59%, respectively.
Japan's 10-year government bond yield JP10YTN=JBTC crossed 1% for the first time in over three months.
The U.S. dollar rose to 154.7 yen JPY=EBS overnight, its highest level sine July 31, before last tadingi down 0.53% at 153.8.
Insurer Tokio Marine Holdings 8766.T gained 2.77%.
Of more than 1,600 stocks trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's prime market, 76% rose and 21% fell, while 1% ended flat.
Reporting by Junko Fujita; editing by Alan Barona, Subhranshu Sahu and Mrigank Dhaniwala
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