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https://i-invdn-com.investing.com/news/LYNXNPEB5S0BG_M.jpgAt the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605), which rose 3.01% or 45.00 points to trade at 1,538.00 at the close. Meanwhile, JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) added 2.96% or 53.00 points to end at 1,845.00 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) was up 2.75% or 109.00 points to 4,074.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which fell 3.53% or 23.00 points to trade at 629.00 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) declined 3.21% or 47.00 points to end at 1,419.00 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) was down 2.76% or 15.00 points to 528.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2063 to 1452 and 279 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.53% or 23.00 to 629.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.21% to 18.11 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.40% or 1.27 to $89.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.36% or 1.32 to hit $95.40 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 11.65 to trade at $1,751.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 136.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 137.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 108.25.