Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.70%

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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.70%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205), which rose 4.99% or 38.0 points to trade at 800.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) added 3.23% or 65.0 points to end at 2078.0 and Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703) was up 1.99% or 34.0 points to 1745.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202), which fell 4.08% or 98.5 points to trade at 2318.0 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) declined 3.54% or 14.0 points to end at 381.0 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) was down 3.46% or 149.0 points to 4156.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2811 to 722 and 167 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.03.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.22% or 0.09 to $40.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.38% or 0.16 to hit $41.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.35% or 6.80 to trade at $1922.70 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 104.48, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 123.97.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 92.632.