Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.04%
2022.09.02 10:38
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.04%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Shipbuilding and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.04% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:3382), which rose 2.30% or 125.00 points to trade at 5,551.00 at the close. Meanwhile, J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086) added 2.06% or 23.00 points to end at 1,139.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) was up 2.04% or 91.00 points to 4,544.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which fell 2.41% or 57.00 points to trade at 2,304.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) declined 2.38% or 125.00 points to end at 5,128.00 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TYO:8252) was down 2.17% or 54.00 points to 2,433.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2331 to 1174 and 284 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.58% to 21.42 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.40% or 2.08 to $88.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.31% or 2.13 to hit $94.49 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 4.15 to trade at $1,713.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 140.24, while EUR/JPY rose 0.47% to 140.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 109.33.
