Japan Stock Market Update
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Communication, Warehousing and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.32%.
Best Performers
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201): +8.66% (41.30 points) to trade at 518.30
- Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:7203): +4.57% (129.50 points) to end at 2,964.50
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012): +4.28% (291.00 points) to 7,089.00 in late trade.
Worst Performers
- Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755): -2.50% (22.30 points) to trade at 869.50
- Konami Corp. (TYO:9766): -2.28% (340.00 points) to end at 14,575.00
- Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6504): -2.17% (185.00 points) to 8,326.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1835 to 1811; 252 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. reached 5-year highs, rising 4.28% to 7,089.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.78% to 21.84.
Commodities
- Crude Oil (February delivery): -0.09% ($70.10 a barrel)
- Brent Oil (March delivery): +1.24% ($73.22 a barrel)
- Gold (February Futures): no change ($2,633.50 a troy ounce).
Currency Exchange
- USD/JPY: +0.17% to 157.45
- EUR/JPY: +0.29% to 163.90
- US Dollar Index Futures: +0.18% at 108.00.
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