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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.63% By Investing.com


Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the declined 1.63%.

The best performers of the session on the were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 1.43% or 82.00 points to trade at 5,800.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 0.97% or 15.50 points to end at 1,608.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:) was up 0.88% or 28.00 points to 3,226.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 5.60% or 198.00 points to trade at 3,340.00 at the close. Amada Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 5.19% or 75.00 points to end at 1,370.50 and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 5.06% or 178.00 points to 3,343.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3364 to 360 and 129 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.05% to 28.13.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.11% or 0.73 to $66.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.08% or 0.75 to hit $69.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 10.75 to trade at $2,553.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.72% to 141.41, while EUR/JPY fell 0.51% to 156.17.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 101.38.




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