Japan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Fishery, Marine Transport, and Food sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.09%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Keio Corp. (TYO:9008): +17.52% or 588.00 points to trade at 3,944.00.
– Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801): +13.46% or 873.00 points to end at 7,358.00.
– Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402): +13.07% or 110.50 points to 956.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– M3 Inc (TYO:2413): -6.28% or 95.00 points to trade at 1,418.50.
– Minebea Mitsumi Inc (TYO:6479): -6.04% or 172.50 points to end at 2,685.50.
– Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843): -5.51% or 1,030.00 points to 17,655.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2653 to 953 and 240 ended unchanged.

Shares in Taisei Corp. and Toray Industries, Inc. rose to 5-year highs.

Nikkei Volatility

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.95% to 23.09, a new 1-month low.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil for December delivery: $71.92 a barrel (+0.32%).
• Brent oil for January delivery: $75.25 a barrel (+0.44%).
• December Gold Futures contract: $2,662.90 a troy ounce (-0.50%).

Currency Exchange

• USD/JPY: down 0.40% to 154.01.
• EUR/JPY: down 0.25% to 165.51.
• US Dollar Index Futures: down 0.16% at 104.82.