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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.06%

Published 09/23/2020, 03:35 AM
Updated 09/23/2020, 03:35 AM
© Reuters.  Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.06%

© Reuters. Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.06%

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 0.06%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631), which rose 15.69% or 242.0 points to trade at 1784.0 at the close. Meanwhile, CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) added 5.96% or 350.0 points to end at 6220.0 and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) was up 4.88% or 246.0 points to 5283.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which fell 5.28% or 13.0 points to trade at 233.0 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) declined 4.92% or 21.0 points to end at 406.0 and Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703) was down 4.86% or 9.0 points to 176.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2043 to 1479 and 200 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.12.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.53% or 0.21 to $39.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.41% or 0.17 to hit $41.55 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.32% or 25.10 to trade at $1882.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 104.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 122.74.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 94.148.

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