Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.65%
2022.08.10 10:42
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.65%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Communication, Rubber and Steel sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (TYO:5711), which rose 7.91% or 159.00 points to trade at 2,169.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) added 7.38% or 86.00 points to end at 1,251.00 and Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) was up 7.21% or 141.00 points to 2,096.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:1925), which fell 4.36% or 139.00 points to trade at 3,051.00 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) declined 3.79% or 675.00 points to end at 17,150.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was down 3.56% or 300.00 points to 8,120.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2016 to 1496 and 263 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) rose to 3-years highs; up 7.38% or 86.00 to 1,251.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.37% to 19.11.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.86% or 0.78 to $89.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.72% or 0.69 to hit $95.62 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.32% or 5.75 to trade at $1,806.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 135.01, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 137.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 106.17.
