Sign up to create alerts for Instruments,
Economic Events and content by followed authors
Free Sign Up Already have an account? Sign In
Quotes
All Instrument Types
- All Instrument Types
- Indices
- Equities
- ETFs
- Funds
- Commodities
- Currencies
- Crypto
- Bonds
- Certificates
Please try another search
🚨 Our Pro Data Reveals the True Winner of Earnings Season Access Data
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.91%
© Reuters Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.91%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemical, Transport and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which rose 5.27% or 29.00 points to trade at 579.00 at the close. Meanwhile, SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:9412) added 3.64% or 19.00 points to end at 541.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 3.03% or 90.00 points to 3,065.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5214), which fell 4.31% or 119.00 points to trade at 2,640.00 at the close. AGC Inc (TYO:5201) declined 4.17% or 210.00 points to end at 4,830.00 and Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (TYO:9147) was down 3.77% or 290.00 points to 7,410.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1873 to 1676 and 220 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 5.27% or 29.00 to 579.00. Shares in SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:9412) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.64% or 19.00 to 541.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.31% to 21.75.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.36% or 0.40 to $111.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.41% or 0.47 to hit $113.33 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.85 to trade at $1,818.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 136.15, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 142.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.40.
Related Articles
Add Chart to Comment
Confirm Block
Are you sure you want to block %USER_NAME%?
By doing so, you and %USER_NAME% will not be able to see any of each other's Investing.com's posts.
%USER_NAME% was successfully added to your Block List
Since you’ve just unblocked this person, you must wait 48 hours before renewing the block.
Report this comment
I feel that this comment is:
Comment flagged
Thank You!
Your report has been sent to our moderators for review
Add a Comment
We encourage you to use comments to engage with other users, share your perspective and ask questions of authors and each other. However, in order to maintain the high level of discourse we’ve all come to value and expect, please keep the following criteria in mind:
Enrich the conversation, don’t trash it.
Stay focused and on track. Only post material that’s relevant to the topic being discussed.
Be respectful. Even negative opinions can be framed positively and diplomatically. Avoid profanity, slander or personal attacks directed at an author or another user. Racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination will not be tolerated.
Perpetrators of spam or abuse will be deleted from the site and prohibited from future registration at Investing.com’s discretion.