India, Jan. 15 -- The Japanese stock market is declining on Wednesday despite the positive cues overnight from Wall Street, as investors digested news that the UK House of Commons defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal.
Weaker than expected Japanese core machine orders data for November also dampened investor sentiment. In addition, a stronger safe-haven yen weighed on shares.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Index is losing 174.83 points or 0.85 percent to 20,380.46, after falling to a low of 20,374.08 earlier. Japanese shares climbed to close near a one-month high on Tuesday.
The major exporters are mixed on a stronger yen. Panasonic is adding 0.3 percent and Canon is up 0.2 percent, while Mitsubishi Electric is down 0.3 percent and...