Japanese stocks down at close of trade
Japanese stocks fell after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Communications, Steel and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.80%.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201), which rose 6.51% or 27.20 points to trade at 444.80 at the close.
Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) gained 4.93% or 404.00 points to close at 8,604.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) gained 3.24% or 206.00 points to 6,570.00 in late trade.
The worst performers on the session were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), which fell 7.98% or 79.50 points to trade at 917.30 at the close.
Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843) fell 5.40% or 1,065.00 points to close at 18,675.00 and SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) dropped 4.34% or 409.00 points to 9,025.00.
Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2080 to 1537 and 259 ended unchanged.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 1.95% to 19.57.
Source: Investing.com
