Japan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Warehousing, and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.07%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506): +5.01% (29.00 points) to trade at 608.00
– Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801): +4.53% (304.00 points) to end at 7,015.00
– DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432): +4.43% (116.00 points) to 2,735.00

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064): -4.25% (78.00 points) to trade at 1,757.00
– Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007): -4.21% (62.00 points) to end at 1,412.00
– Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713): -3.00% (110.00 points) to 3,552.00

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,218 to 1,403, and 256 ended unchanged.

Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and DeNA Co Ltd rose to 5-year highs.

Market Indicators

• The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.55% to 21.63.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.15% to $70.47 a barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.42% to $74.18 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% to $2,670.44 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: -0.03% to 153.59
• EUR/JPY: +0.04% to 161.48
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.13% at 106.55