Nikkei 225 Down 1.65% at Close of Trade
Japanese stocks fell after the close on Monday (1/6), as losses in the Shipbuilding, Precision Instruments and Communications sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down 1.65%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361), which rose 5.71% or 140.50 points to trade at 2,601.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) rose 5.40% or 361.00 points to close at 7,046.00 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) gained 5.17% or 92.50 points to 1,882.50 in late trade.
The worst performers on the session were DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432), which plunged 7.75% or 243.00 points to close at 2,892.00. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) plunged 5.48% or 510.00 points to close at 8,801.00 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) plunged 5.15% or 428.00 points to 7,890.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 2,119 to 1,576, with 204 ending unchanged.
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) rose to a 5-year high; rose 5.40% or 361.00 to 7,046.00.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 4.76% to 21.79.
Crude oil for February delivery fell 0.26% or 0.19 to settle at $73.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for March delivery fell 0.27% or 0.21 to settle at $76.30 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 10.59 to trade at $2,644.11 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.25% to 157.63, while EUR/JPY gained 0.27% to settle at 162.55.
Source: Investing.com
