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Japan's Nikkei slips as election, US tariffs weigh; Disco gains

Japan's Nikkei dipped, ending a two-day rally, influenced by trade tensions and the upcoming election. The Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to 39,646.36, while the Topix also shed 0.6%. Aeon's shares plummeted due to accounting irregularities. Disco, a chipmaker supplier, saw gains after raising its earnings forecast. New tariffs from the U.S. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Japan's Nikkei share gauge slid on Thursday, snapping a two-day advance, as trade frictions and an upcoming election weighed on investor Nikkei 225 Index lost 0.6% to 39,646.36, while the broader Topix shed 0.6%.The Nikkei closed above the psychological level of 40,000 on June 27 for the first time since early January, but since then has hovered mostly below that line."The Nikkei has been struggling to move higher ahead of the 40,000 mark," said Wataru Akiyama, a strategist at Nomura Securities."The stock market may be taking a wait-and-see attitude given the lack of progress in the Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations and the upper house election."Retailer Aeon plunged 4.9% after postponing its earnings announcement due to the discovery of inappropriate accounting practices at a Vietnamese supplier Disco led gains on the Nikkei with a 4.2% surge after it raised its first-quarter earnings forecast, citing strong demand related to artificial this week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on Japan and other trade partners starting August 1, a date he said was Japan stands out among major U.S. trading partners as still being far from a trade deal despite multiple rounds of Japanese policymakers are increasingly focused on a critical upcoming election on July 20. Polls show the government's ruling coalition is in danger of losing its majority in the upper is seeking talks between its tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the latter's visit to Japan for the World Expo next week, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, citing Japanese government were 60 advancers on the Nikkei index against 163 decliners. The biggest losers by percentage were Nikon, down 5.3%, followed by Omron, which sank 5.2%.The biggest percentage gainers were Disco, followed by consulting firm BayCurrent, which jumped 3.51%.