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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.13% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks are lower as of close to trade. Nikkei 225 was down by 2.13%

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

The Tokyo close saw the decline of 2.13%.

They were the top performers at the session Trend Micro Inc. (T:) traded at 6710.0 after the close, up 1.36% or 90.0 point. Meanwhile, NEC Corp. T: added 1.18%, or 60.0 points, to close at 5150.0. NH Foods Ltd was up 0.74% (or 30.0 points) to 4060.0 in trade late.

These were the worst performers of the session. Shinsei Bank, Ltd. T:, which dropped 8.36% (167.0 points) to trade at 181.0 at the closing. JTEKT Corp. T: dropped 6.10%, or 64.0 points, to finish at 986.0 Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:), was at 2700.0, down 5.73% (164.0 points).

By 3301 to 369, falling stocks outnumbered advancing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 122 was unchanged.

The implied volatility index of Nikkei’s 225 options was unchanged at 0% to 20% by the.

The January delivery of crude oil fell 3.95%, or 2.80, to $68.06 per barrel. Brent oil fell 2.45 or 3.33% to $71.07 per barrel in commodity trading. The February Gold Futures contract dropped 0.29%, or 5.25, to $1799.65 an ounce.

USD/JPY declined 0.2% to 113.39 while EUR/JPY dropped 0.1% to 127.56.

At 96.597, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.05%.

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