Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.07%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which rose 16.27% or 185.00 points to trade at 1,322.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) added 8.90% or 796.00 points to end at 9,736.00 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) was up 6.83% or 556.00 points to 8,694.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Keyence (TYO:6861), which fell 4.76% or 2,730.00 points to trade at 54,600.00 at the close. Komatsu Ltd. (TYO:6301) declined 4.60% or 231.00 points to end at 4,791.00 and ANA Holdings Inc (TYO:9202) was down 4.08% or 119.00 points to 2,795.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2242 to 1309 and 287 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) rose to 3-years highs; up 16.27% or 185.00 to 1,322.00. Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) rose to all time highs; up 8.90% or 796.00 to 9,736.00. Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.83% or 556.00 to 8,694.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.61% to 22.71.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.14% or 0.10 to $69.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $71.79 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 2.92 to trade at $3,384.12 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.38% to 147.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.27% to 171.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 98.55.
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