Japan Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Communication, Steel, and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.80%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201): rose 6.51% or 27.20 points to trade at 444.80 at the close.
– IHI Corp. (TYO:7013): added 4.93% or 404.00 points to end at 8,604.00.
– Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012): up 3.24% or 206.00 points to 6,570.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755): fell 7.98% or 79.50 points to trade at 917.30 at the close.
– Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843): declined 5.40% or 1,065.00 points to end at 18,675.00.
– SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984): down 4.34% or 409.00 points to 9,025.00.

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2080 to 1537, with 259 ending unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.95% to 19.57.

Commodity Prices

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.29% or 0.91 to $69.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading:
– Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.42% or 0.31 to hit $73.08 a barrel.
– The February Gold Futures contract fell 1.06% or 28.21 to trade at $2,625.09 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY was up 0.99% to 156.34.
• EUR/JPY rose 1.39% to 162.47.

US Dollar Index Futures

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 107.81.