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https://i-invdn-com.investing.com/news/LYNXNPEAB1070_M.jpgAt the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.86%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keio Corp. (TYO:9008), which rose 2.38% or 103.00 points to trade at 4,436.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007) added 1.86% or 38.50 points to end at 2,108.00 and Canon Inc (TYO:7751) was up 1.61% or 60.00 points to 3,777.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568), which fell 7.01% or 270.00 points to trade at 3,579.00 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) declined 5.85% or 453.00 points to end at 7,290.00 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506) was down 5.01% or 273.00 points to 5,179.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2730 to 924 and 204 ended unchanged.
Shares in Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.01% or 270.00 to 3,579.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.71% to 21.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.41% or 0.36 to $86.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.64% or 0.59 to hit $90.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 5.65 to trade at $1,962.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 149.77, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 157.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 106.36.