Japan Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Rubber, and Power sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.60%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Seiko Epson Cor (TYO:6724): up 2.08% or 58.00 points to trade at 2,849.00.
– Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802): added 1.60% or 90.00 points to end at 5,719.00.
– Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104): up 1.27% or 64.00 points to 5,119.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– M3 Inc (TYO:2413): fell 4.86% or 85.50 points to trade at 1,675.00.
– Mercari Inc (TYO:4385): declined 4.01% or 95.00 points to end at 2,277.00.
– TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332): down 3.94% or 202.00 points to 4,923.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3128 to 518, and 200 ended unchanged.

Shares in Seiko Epson Cor (TYO:6724) rose to 5-year highs, up 2.08% or 58.00 to 2,849.00.

Market Volatility

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.45% to 26.43.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.29% or 0.20 to $69.84 a barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.26% or 0.19 to $74.10 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 10.35 to trade at $2,749.25 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 150.71.
• EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 163.17.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 103.71.