Tokyo share index falls on Toshiba profits worry

The Nikkei 225 index closed at 13,269.85, down 115.67 points, led by high-techs after a report that Toshiba will miss its year to March net profit target.

The dollar was at 115.08 yen, up from 114.72 in late New York trading, and at 0.9366 against the euro, compared with 0.9375 in New York.

Dealers said the dollar was encountering resistance in mid-afternoon trade amid continued talk of capital inflows related to NTT DoCoMo's public offering, after firming earlier on short-covering by US institutional investors.

Government bonds yields were flat to higher, with bond No 227 yielding 1.460%, unchanged from yesterday's closing level, and No 228 yielding 1.500%, up from 1.485% yesterday.

The US 30-year bond was at 111-5/32, yielding 5.480%.