Japanese Stocks Down 1.02% at Close
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Oji Holdings Corp. (TYO:3861), which rose 11.23% or 62.70 points to close at 620.80. Meanwhile, Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. (TYO:7832) rose 7.09% or 237.00 points to close at 3,579.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) gained 5.81% or 515.00 points to close at 9,380.00.
The worst performers were Omron Cor (TYO:6645), which fell 5.63% or 292.00 points to close at 4,892.00. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) fell 5.18% or 452.00 points to close at 8,278.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) dropped 4.12% or 98.50 points to close at 2,291.50.
Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,079 to 1,473 and 315 ended unchanged.
Shares of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. (TYO:7832) rose to a 52-week high; up 7.09% or 237.00 to 3,579.00.
Nikkei volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 0.71% to 22.40.
Crude oil for January delivery rose 0.07% or 0.05 to $70.07 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for February delivery rose 0.04% or 0.03 to $73.44 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 1.21 to $2,710.61 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.09% to 152.76, while EUR/JPY gained 0.02% to 159.80.
Source: Investing.com
