Affected by central bank decisions, the Japanese stock index performs worst

Japan’s Nikkei index fell on Friday, recording its worst weekly performance in more than a month despite favorable factors resulting from the weakness of the yen, as a decline and caution after policy decisions from major central banks cast a shadow on the markets.

Major indices decline

The Nikkei index closed down 0.29% to 38,701.90 points, recording a weekly decline of 1.66%, the largest decline since early November.
The broader index also lost 0.44%, and fell 1.19% during the week in the largest weekly decline for the index since mid-October.