Japan’s Nikkei share average ended nearly flat after trading lower on Monday following strong US jobs data that stoked concerns that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates as early as September.
The Nikkei 225 ended 0.02 per cent lower at 20,457.19 after dropping to as low as 20,359.06, the weakest intraday level since May 25.
The broader Topix dropped 0.3 per cent to 1,661.99 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 shed 0.3 per cent to 15,010.20.