Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.37%
2022.06.22 10:41
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.37%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211), which rose 7.11% or 32.00 points to trade at 482.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) added 5.08% or 90.00 points to end at 1,862.00 and Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) was up 4.05% or 45.00 points to 1,155.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sojitz Corp. (TYO:2768), which fell 6.09% or 120.00 points to trade at 1,851.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Corp. (TYO:8058) declined 6.02% or 260.00 points to end at 4,061.00 and Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) was down 3.94% or 61.00 points to 1,486.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2205 to 1310 and 249 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.11% or 32.00 to 482.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.06% to 26.20.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 5.02% or 5.50 to $104.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 4.55% or 5.22 to hit $109.43 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.53% or 9.80 to trade at $1,829.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 136.35, while EUR/JPY fell 0.44% to 143.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 104.54.
