Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.56% By Investing.com
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© Reuters. Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.56%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the declined 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the were Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 6.43% or 650.00 points to trade at 10,755.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 5.88% or 200.00 points to end at 3,604.00 and Nissui Corp (TYO:) was up 5.57% or 45.70 points to 865.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Omron Cor (TYO:), which fell 15.27% or 1,000.00 points to trade at 5,547.00 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 10.07% or 153.00 points to end at 1,367.00 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 7.28% or 191.50 points to 2,440.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2416 to 1224 and 236 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.43% or 650.00 to 10,755.00. Shares in Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.88% or 200.00 to 3,604.00. Shares in Nissui Corp (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.57% or 45.70 to 865.90.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.99% to 19.97.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $72.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $78.03 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $2,043.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 148.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 159.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 104.21.
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© Reuters. Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.56%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the declined 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the were Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 6.43% or 650.00 points to trade at 10,755.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 5.88% or 200.00 points to end at 3,604.00 and Nissui Corp (TYO:) was up 5.57% or 45.70 points to 865.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Omron Cor (TYO:), which fell 15.27% or 1,000.00 points to trade at 5,547.00 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 10.07% or 153.00 points to end at 1,367.00 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 7.28% or 191.50 points to 2,440.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2416 to 1224 and 236 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.43% or 650.00 to 10,755.00. Shares in Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.88% or 200.00 to 3,604.00. Shares in Nissui Corp (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.57% or 45.70 to 865.90.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.99% to 19.97.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $72.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $78.03 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $2,043.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 148.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 159.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 104.21.
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