Asian shares opened mixed on Tuesday amid low-volume holiday trading, after weaker-than-expected economic data out of Japan and a sharp drop for shares of Toshiba related to its Westinghouse unit.
Japan's Nikkei 225 opened flat, up 0.03 percent, after several key economic data were released, showing continued sluggishness in the economy.
Shares of Toshiba plunged 12.55 percent to 387.1 yen per share, after it opened untraded due to heavy sell orders. The electronics giant expects to book a one-off loss of about 100 billion yen ($850 million) on a U.S. nuclear power acquisition made by its Westinghouse operation last year, Nikkei business daily reported. Toshiba said it would hold a board meeting on the issue later today.
Reference: CNBC
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