India, March 31 -- Large manufacturing in Japan slowed slightly in the first quarter of 2025, the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan Survey of business sentiment showed on Tuesday with a diffusion index score of +12.

That was in line with forecasts and was down from +14 in the previous three months.

The outlook also came in at +12, easing from +13 in the previous quarter.

The large non-manufacturers index came in at +35, beating forecasts for +33 - which would have been unchanged. The outlook was unchanged at +28.

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The small manufacturing index was at +2, while the small non-manufacturing index was at +9.

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