Japan Stock Market Overview

Japan stocks declined after Tuesday's close, primarily dragged down by losses in the Transportation Equipment, Precision Instruments, and Railway & Bus sectors.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.26%.

Best Performers

• Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503): +4.67% (+118.00 points) to 2,646.00
• Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803): +4.07% (+203.00 points) to 5,190.00
• Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857): +2.49% (+179.00 points) to 7,370.00

Worst Performers

• Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911): -6.05% (-232.00 points) to 3,604.00
• Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506): -5.41% (-270.00 points) to 4,723.00
• Mercari Inc (TYO:4385): -5.39% (-143.00 points) to 2,510.00

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2968 to 702, with 181 remaining unchanged.

Shares in Fujikura Ltd. rose to all-time highs, climbing 4.07% (+203.00 points) to 5,190.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 20.33% to 30.19, a new one-month high.

Commodities Overview

• Crude Oil (November delivery): -1.74% (-1.34) to $75.80 per barrel
• Brent Oil (December delivery): -1.69% (-1.37) to $79.56 per barrel
• December Gold Futures: -0.20% (-5.40) to $2,660.60 per troy ounce

Currency Overview

• USD/JPY: -0.20% to 147.88
• EUR/JPY: -0.15% to 162.43
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.12% at 102.18