Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.63%
2022.04.22 10:35
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.63%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Power, Mining and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795), which rose 1.65% or 28.00 points to trade at 1,726.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:8750) added 1.59% or 42.00 points to end at 2,680.50 and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (TYO:4507) was up 1.06% or 73.00 points to 6,955.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713), which fell 5.52% or 356.00 points to trade at 6,093.00 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) declined 5.15% or 200.00 points to end at 3,685.00 and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TYO:4021) was down 4.90% or 360.00 points to 6,990.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2736 to 834 and 197 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.37% to 21.64.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.73% or 0.76 to $103.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.70% or 0.76 to hit $107.57 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 7.20 to trade at $1,955.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.28% to 128.02, while EUR/JPY fell 0.46% to 138.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 100.84.
