Asian Stock Markets
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in
the Paper&Pulp, Transport and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dentsu Inc. (T:4324), which rose 2.61% or 120.0 points to trade at 4715.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) added 2.22% or 61.0 points to end at 2806.0 and Taisei Corp. (T:1801) was up 2.10% or 110.0 points to 5355.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406), which fell 7.56% or 84.0 points to trade at 1027.5 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 6.00% or 290.0 points to end at 4545.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 5.04% or 90.0 points to 1696.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2191 to 1125 and 204 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.76% to 25.62.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.73% or 0.46 to $62.14 a barrel.
Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.76% or 0.50 to hit $65.29 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.70 to trade at $1334.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.41% to 105.70, while EUR/JPY fell 0.30% to 131.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 89.52.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dentsu Inc. (T:4324), which rose 2.61% or 120.0 points to trade at 4715.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) added 2.22% or 61.0 points to end at 2806.0 and Taisei Corp. (T:1801) was up 2.10% or 110.0 points to 5355.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406), which fell 7.56% or 84.0 points to trade at 1027.5 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 6.00% or 290.0 points to end at 4545.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 5.04% or 90.0 points to 1696.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2191 to 1125 and 204 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.76% to 25.62.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.73% or 0.46 to $62.14 a barrel.
Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.76% or 0.50 to hit $65.29 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.70 to trade at $1334.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.41% to 105.70, while EUR/JPY fell 0.30% to 131.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 89.52.
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