Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.81%
2022.04.12 11:06
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.81%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Precision Instruments and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.81%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which rose 4.09% or 47.00 points to trade at 1,196.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) added 2.42% or 23.00 points to end at 975.00 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) was up 1.85% or 18.00 points to 992.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which fell 6.07% or 182.00 points to trade at 2,816.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) declined 5.84% or 410.00 points to end at 6,610.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) was down 5.74% or 530.00 points to 8,700.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2765 to 780 and 212 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.84% to 21.33.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.52% or 2.38 to $96.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.43% or 2.39 to hit $100.87 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 8.20 to trade at $1,956.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 125.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 136.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 100.15.
