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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.58%

Published 11/24/2021, 02:35 AM
© Reuters.  Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.58%
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Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.58%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631), which rose 5.87% or 200.0 points to trade at 3610.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) added 5.06% or 20.0 points to end at 415.0 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) was up 4.38% or 26.9 points to 641.4 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Z Holdings Corp (T:4689), which fell 4.55% or 38.0 points to trade at 797.0 at the close. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 4.32% or 327.0 points to end at 7242.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) was down 4.08% or 430.0 points to 10100.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2519 to 1019 and 231 ended unchanged.

Shares in Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.87% or 200.0 to 3610.0. Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.06% or 20.0 to 415.0.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.68.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.18% or 0.14 to $78.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $82.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 8.95 to trade at $1792.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 114.90, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 129.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 96.493.

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