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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.61% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks are lower as of close to trade. Nikkei 225 was down 0.61%

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

Tokyo closed at 0.61%.

These were the best performers of the session SUMCO Corp. (T:) traded at 2418.0 after the close, up 6.99% or 158.0 point. During the meantime, Konami Corp. T: added 4.45%, or 280.0 points, to bring the total up to 6570.0 Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. Late trade saw (T:), up 4.09%, or 26.0 points, to 661.0

They were also the session’s worst performers Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:), fell 9.58%, or 145.0 point to trade at 1368.0 at the closing. Nikon Corp. T: fell 8.01%, or 104.0 points, to finish at 1195.0 Showa Denko K.K. T: was at 2740.0, down 6.64% (or 195.0 points).

On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered those in progress by 2413 to 1113. 222 was unchanged.

The was unchanged from 0% to 19.55 for a 1-month high.

Crude oil was unchanged at 0.56%, or 0.44 to $79.25 per barrel for December delivery. Brent oil, which was due for delivery in January, rose 0.09 or 0.01 to reach $80.63/barrel, and the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.3% or 5.40. It traded at $1798.90 per troy ounce.

USD/JPY fell 0.07% at 113.68 while EUR/JPY rose by 0.02% at 131.45.

At 94.273, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.07%.

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