Japanese stocks fell at the close of trading; Nikkei 225 down 1.71% According to Investor.com
© Reuters. Japanese stocks fell at the close of trading; Nikkei 225 down 1.71%
Invest.com – Japanese stocks fell after the close on Tuesday, as losses across industries and sectors sent shares lower.
Closed in Tokyo, a loss of 1.71%.
The best performers in the session above are Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:), up 9.55% or 243.5 points to trade at 2793.0 at the close. While, Trend Micro Inc. (T 🙂 added 2.72% or 160.0 points to end at 6050.0 and Inpex Corp. (T:) rose 1.69% or 19.0 points to 1146.0 in late trading.
The worst performers in the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:), down 6.96% or 530.0 points to trade at 7090.0 at the close. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T 🙂 drops 6.02% or 36.0 points to finish at 562.1 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T: down 5.85% or 19.0 points to 306.0.
The number of stocks that fell more than the number of shares that increased in price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange were 2942 to 648 and 188, respectively.
The index, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 2.64% to 26.02.
Crude oil for April delivery rose 3.68%, or 3.32, to $93.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodity trading, Brent crude for May delivery rose 2.10%, or 1.95, to $94.94 a barrel, while April gold futures were up 0.63% or 12. .05 to 1911.85 USD/ounce.
USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 114.74, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 129.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.
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