Japan Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, driven down by losses in the Shipbuilding, Power, and Banking sectors.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.85%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902): up 11.22% or 53.80 points to trade at 533.30
– Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:8804): up 6.10% or 141.50 points to end at 2,463.00
– Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2503): up 3.32% or 73.00 points to 2,273.00

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098): down 4.93% or 476.00 points to trade at 9,170.00
– Mercari Inc (TYO:4385): down 4.87% or 111.00 points to end at 2,166.00
– TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332): down 4.16% or 205.00 points to 4,718.00

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2805 to 805, with 246 unchanged.

Nikkei Volatility

The Nikkei Volatility, measuring implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.72% to 26.24.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil for December delivery: down 0.52% or 0.37 to $71.37 per barrel.
• Brent oil for December: down 0.50% or 0.38 to $75.66 per barrel.
• December Gold Futures: up 0.17% or 4.65 to $2,764.45 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: up 0.75% to 152.19
• EUR/JPY: up 0.77% to 164.31
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.14% at 104.06