This post was originally published on this site
https://i-invdn-com.investing.com/news/LYNXMPEB1J00K_M.jpg
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 3.81% or 233.00 points to trade at 6,348.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) added 2.47% or 111.00 points to end at 4,604.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was up 2.36% or 96.00 points to 4,169.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7911), which fell 5.10% or 206.00 points to trade at 3,837.00 at the close. Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) declined 4.10% or 65.50 points to end at 1,532.50 and Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:7203) was down 4.03% or 106.50 points to 2,537.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2766 to 892 and 222 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.81% or 233.00 to 6,348.00. Shares in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.47% or 111.00 to 4,604.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.17% to 16.71.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.16% or 0.12 to $74.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $79.62 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.00% or 0.10 to trade at $2,047.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.31% to 143.11, while EUR/JPY fell 0.29% to 156.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 101.98.
