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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.31% By Investing.com

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks are lower as of close to trade. Nikkei is down 2.31%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

The Tokyo close saw the drop of 2.31%.

They were the top performers at the session Rakuten Inc T:, which rose by 3.24% (35.0 points) to trade at 116.0 at the closing. In the meantime Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. T: added 1.62%, or 43.0 point to reach 2698.0 Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. Late trade saw a 1.52% increase in T: or 20.0 points, to 1339.0

They were also the worst performers of the session. Konami Corp. (T:), fell 8.39%, or 590.0 point to trade at 6440.0 after the close. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. The (T:), which fell 5.98% to 225.0 points and ended at 3540.0 Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. T: was at 554.0, down by 5.30% (31.0 points)

By 3077 to 533, falling stocks outnumbered those in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, while advancing stocks remained unchanged. 133 was left unchanged.

The implied volatility index of Nikkei’s 225 options was equal to the 0 to 22.40.

November crude oil delivery fell 0.27 percent or 0.20 to $74.83 per barrel. Brent oil fell 0.20 or 0.26 to $78.11 per barrel. The December Gold Futures contract dropped 0.16%, or 2.85, to $1754.15 an ounce.

USD/JPY decreased 0.05% from 111.21 to EUR/JPY by 0.01% from 128.85.

At 94.282, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.04%.

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