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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.48% By Investing.com

Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.60%

© Reuters Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.48%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the lost 0.48%.

The best performers of the session on the were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 4.83% or 94.00 points to trade at 2,041.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 3.66% or 63.00 points to end at 1,782.00 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.32% or 42.00 points to 1,306.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 6.22% or 596.00 points to trade at 8,988.00 at the close. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 3.27% or 44.00 points to end at 1,303.00 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 2.68% or 120.00 points to 4,355.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2207 to 1305 and 284 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.95% to 18.53.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.57% or 1.21 to $78.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.79% or 1.50 to hit $85.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 10.75 to trade at $1,751.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.36% to 138.45, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 143.43.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 106.34.

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