now, bucking the trend today was honda and shiseido. profits were among the best performing shok stocks for today for shiseido. the markets both ended lower. anything related to coin may continue to drag down the marks this month. markets watchers are saying japanese markers usually fall in august. because many investors are away on summer vacation. that's it for me. back to you. >> thank you for reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> ministers of countries involved in the transpavgs part pacific -- transpacific partnership or tpp. >>> countries like australia and emerging make thes say this makes health care too expensive. they're demanding quicker access to jenneric drugs. another issue was dairy projects. usually officials want to export more and they maintain a tough stance. japan's minister in charge of the talks express frustration at a news conference. >> one country is making excessive demands. i think the officials feed some time to cool down. >> so did the negotiators make any accomplishments really to speak of? >> well

in japan beauty products were very popular among chinese tourists, so cosmetics makers kose and shiseido both saw declines. automakers honda and toyota were also among the losers. honda fell over 2% as the automaker depends heavily on sales in china. as for winners, textile makers unitika and pioneer were bucking the trend. that's a wrap for today. back to you. >>> the devaluation of the yuan and weaker economic data weighed on chinese markets. the shanghai composite fell more than 1%, closing at 3,886. property stocks were down on slowing investment in the sectors. some investors continue to sell shares in airline companies because they think the lower yuan will push down profits. hong kong's hang seng extended its losing streak to a third day. it lost about 2.4% to hit a five-week low. growing concerns over the chinese economy dampened sentiment. china's move to devalue the yuan dragged down many other currencies and stocks in the region. indonesian and malaysian shares fell sharply after the currencies of both countries tumbled to 17-year lows against the dollar. sydney dropped nearly