Japan Stock Market Overview

Investment.com reports that Japan stocks declined after the close on Wednesday, primarily driven by losses in the Transportation Equipment, Power, and Transport sectors.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell by 2.22%.

Top Performers

The best performers on the Nikkei 225 included:
– Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605): +4.41% (87.00 points) to 2,058.50.
– Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541): +4.02% (56.00 points) to 1,448.00.
– Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713): +3.22% (143.00 points) to 4,589.00.

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– TDK Corp. (TYO:6762): -5.13% (100.00 points) to 1,847.50.
– Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099): -4.95% (116.00 points) to 2,229.00.
– Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857): -4.85% (334.00 points) to 6,556.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2920 to 739, with 198 ending unchanged.

Volatility and Commodities

The Nikkei Volatility, measuring the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, decreased by 12.33% to 24.75.

Crude oil for November delivery rose by 1.63% or $1.14 to $70.97 a barrel. In commodities trading, Brent oil for December increased by 1.52% or $1.12 to $74.68, while December Gold Futures fell by 0.78% or $21.10 to $2,669.20 a troy ounce.

Currency Movements:
– USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 143.91.
– EUR/JPY increased 0.22% to 159.25.

The US Dollar Index Futures rose by 0.07% to 101.00.