La Tokyo Stock Exchange closed the session unchanged, with the Nikkei index recovering just 0,43 points (+0,00%), settling at 14.300,12 points. The Topix gained 0,08%, falling 0,95 points to 1.149,49. Reduced volumes, with 1,91 billion securities traded on the market. The market flattened within minutes of close of trade following a bullish session, the first after four consecutive days in the red.
Investors were disappointed by the latest data from the China, which in March recorded an unexpected collapse of foreign trade. According to data released today by Chinese customs, exports of the second world economy decreased by 6,6% over a year, to 170,1 billion dollars, while imports collapsed by 11,3%, to 162,4 billions of dollars.
