Japan Stock Market Report

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Paper & Pulp, and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.02%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Oji Holdings Corp. (TYO:3861): rose 11.23% or 62.70 points to trade at 620.80.
– Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO:7832): added 7.09% or 237.00 points to end at 3,579.00.
– Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857): was up 5.81% or 515.00 points to 9,380.00.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Omron Cor (TYO:6645): fell 5.63% or 292.00 points to trade at 4,892.00.
– IHI Corp. (TYO:7013): declined 5.18% or 452.00 points to end at 8,278.00.
– Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011): down 4.12% or 98.50 points to 2,291.50.

Market Trends

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2079 to 1473, with 315 ending unchanged.

Shares in Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO:7832) soared to 52-week highs, with an increase of 7.09% or 237.00 to 3,579.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.71% to 22.40.

Commodities

• Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.07% or 0.05 to $70.07 a barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $73.44 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures contract increased 0.04% or 1.21 to trade at $2,710.61 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 152.76.

• EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 159.80.

• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 106.80.