Japan's key stock index falls amid semiconductor declines
TOKYO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Japan's key stock index declined on Monday, driven by a sell-off in semiconductor stocks like Advantest and Tokyo Electron.
The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed down 366.18 points, or 0.92 percent, to end at 39,565.80.
Although the market opened with gains after last week's Bank of Japan meeting and Governor Kazuo Ueda's press conference,