Japanese Stocks Down At Close Of Trade; Nikkei 225 Down 0.71%
Japanese stocks fell after the close on Thursday (3/27), as losses in the Shipping, Manufacturing and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.71%.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702), which rose 3.73% or 111.50 points to trade at 3,102.00 at the close. Meanwhile, T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) gained 2.71% or 88.00 points to close at 3,341.00 and M3 Inc. (TYO:2413) gained 2.55% or 43.50 points to 1,750.00 in late trade.
The worst performers on the session were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which plunged 7.44% or 579.00 points to close at 7,202.00. Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) plunged 7.02% or 440.00 points to close at 5,831.00 and Mazda Motor Corp. (TYO:7261) plunged 5.99% or 65.00 points to 1,020.00.
Gainers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with 1,951 shares advancing to 1,678 and 240 shares ending unchanged.
T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) shares rose to a five-year high, up 2.71% or 88.00 to close at 3,341.00.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 11.79% to 28.16, a fresh 3-month high.
Crude oil for May delivery fell 0.30% or 0.21 to settle at $69.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery fell 0.29% or 0.21 to settle at $72.85 a barrel, while June Gold Futures rose 0.53% or 16.25 to trade at $3,068.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.18% to 150.31, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to settle at 161.85.(Newsmaker23)
Source: Investing.com
