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Sharp extends slide after hitting 36-year closing low

A salesperson walks among Sharp Corp's Aquos liquid-crystal display (LCD) televisions displayed at an electronic store in Tokyo in this June 8, 2012 file photograph. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files

A salesperson walks among Sharp Corp's Aquos liquid-crystal display (LCD) televisions displayed at an electronic store in Tokyo in this June 8, 2012 file photograph.

Credit: Reuters/Toru Hanai/Files

TOKYO | Sun Aug 5, 2012 9:10pm EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Sharp Corp shed 7.3 percent to 179 yen on Monday morning, extending Friday's 28 percent slide after it reported a first-quarter loss and revised its forecast to a full-year operating loss of 100 billion yen ($1.27 billion).

Sharp had previously expected a 20 billion yen operating profit. ($1 = 78.5950 Japanese yen)

(Reporting by Dominic Lau; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)

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