Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost more 1% at close
2022.12.19 02:43
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost more 1% at close
Budrigannews.com – After Monday’s close, Japan’s stocks fell as losses in the and sectors pushed shares lower. The hit a new one-month low at the close in Tokyo, losing 1.05 percent.
Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:), had the session’s best results on the which closed at 867.00 at the close, up 4.46 percent, or 37.00 points. In the meantime, Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. added 2.01 percent, or 54 points, to 2,742.00, and Resona Holdings, Inc. climbed 12.50 points, or 1.96 percent, to 650.90 in late trading.
Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:), the session’s worst performers, which traded at 1,052.00 at the close, having lost 3.13 percent, or 34.00 points. (TYO:) Daikin Industries, Ltd. ended at 21,400.00, down 2.93 percent, or 645.00 points, and Inpex Corp. was 1,426.00, down 2.86 percent, or 42 points.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, declining stocks ended the day 2269 to 1269, with 286 remaining unchanged.
The was up 8.89% to 17.76, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options.
Crude oil was up 0.66 percent, or 0.49 cents, to $74.95 a barrel for February delivery. Brent oil for delivery in February increased 0.58 percent, or 0.46 percent, to $79.50 a barrel, and the February Gold Futures contract increased 0.15 percent, or 2.65 percent, to $1,802.85 an ounce.
EUR/JPY fell 0.10 percent to 144.51 while USD/JPY fell 0.57 percent to 135.91.
