Japan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Shipbuilding, and Trading sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.55%.

Best Performers

• Sharp Corp (TYO:6753): +13.80% or 122.60 points to trade at 1,011.00 at the close.
• Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:3382): +11.78% or 262.50 points to end at 2,490.00.
• Eneos Holdings Inc (TYO:5020): +6.97% or 52.80 points to 810.10 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659): –17.45% or 449.00 points to trade at 2,123.50 at the close.
• Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713): –9.24% or 387.00 points to end at 3,801.00.
• Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830): –5.08% or 249.00 points to 4,648.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2209 to 1419, with 229 unchanged.

Shares in Nexon Co Ltd fell to 52-week lows, dropping 17.45%. In contrast, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. reached all-time highs with a gain of 11.78%.

Nikkei Volatility

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.38% to 26.04.

Commodities Trading

• Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.15% to $68.22 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January rose 0.17% to $72.01 a barrel.
• Gold Futures for December rose 0.23% to $2,612.30 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 155.03.
• EUR/JPY rose 0.16% to 164.52.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 105.99.