The Nikkei 225 index closed down 0.55% early Monday (November 7th). Group of twenty Summit Unable to agree with the IMF on resolving the European debt crisis, the European debt crisis continued to worry.

Greek Prime Minister Papandreou and the new opposition Democratic Party Leader Samaras reached an agreement on the evening of 6. The two parties agreed to form a coalition government. The new government will be led by a new prime minister. Papandreou and Samaras will continue to hold talks on the 7 day, and then a new prime minister will be elected. The new government will lead the country to hold the parliament ahead of schedule after the rescue agreement reached in October 26th by euro zone countries. Election 。

The group of twenty and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not have much speculation, so the European debt crisis solution failed to reach agreement. Today, the eurozone finance ministers will once again discuss the European debt solution again. Whether there is specific and detailed assistance plan is the focus of investors' concern.

Hideyuki Ishiguro, an investment strategist at Gang three securities, said the focus shifted to the rise in yields on Italy's treasury bonds. The euro zone finance ministers will hold meetings later today.

It was reported on Monday that the Tokyo stock exchange and the Osaka stock exchange are at the final stage of the merger negotiations, which aims to complete the merger in the autumn of 2012. The two stock exchanges began merger talks in March 2012 to enhance competitiveness, as Japan's stock market is weak and the global stock exchange is launching a wave of mergers and acquisitions.

As of early closing, the Nikkei 225 index reported 8752.64 points, down 48.76 points, or 0.55%.