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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.23%
Published Oct 07, 2016 02:55AM ET
© Reuters. Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.23%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Retail, Construction and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762), which rose 4.56% or 25.0 points to trade at 573.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 4.05% or 8.0 points to end at 205.5 and DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714) was up 3.93% or 29.0 points to 767.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (T:3105), which fell 5.59% or 59.0 points to trade at 996.0 at the close. Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) declined 5.47% or 25.0 points to end at 432.0 and Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) was down 5.10% or 246.0 points to 4581.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1122 to 776 and 170 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.65% to 20.24.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $50.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $52.52 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.12% or 1.45 to trade at $1254.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 103.94, while EUR/JPY fell 0.37% to 115.48.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.43% at 97.08.
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