Japan Stock Market Overview

Japan's stocks dipped after Thursday's close, led by losses in the Precision Instruments, Automobiles & Parts, and Power sectors.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell by 0.61%.

Top Performers

• Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (TYO:5802): +6.53% or 176.50 points to 2,880.00
• Mercari Inc (TYO:4385): +6.16% or 111.00 points to 1,914.00
• Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501): +5.78% or 419.00 points to 7,669.00

Worst Performers

• Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503): -18.46% or 442.50 points to 1,954.50
• Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7911): -8.14% or 378.00 points to 4,265.00
• Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506): -6.49% or 41.00 points to 591.00

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,383 to 1,235, with 236 stocks remaining unchanged.

Shares of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. reached an all-time high of 2,880.00.

The Nikkei Volatility Index, which measures implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, decreased by 2.66% to 23.08, marking a new one-month low.

Commodity Prices

• Crude Oil (December): -0.72% to $67.94 per barrel
• Brent Oil (January): -0.64% to $71.82 per barrel
• Gold Futures (December): -0.99% to $2,561.00 per troy ounce

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: +0.32% to 155.94
• EUR/JPY: +0.12% to 164.41
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.22% to 106.62