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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.90% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stock prices lower after close of trade. Nikkei225 is down 0.90%

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

Tokyo closed with a loss of 0.90%

They were the top performers at the session Konami Corp. (T:) climbed 5.66%, or 320.0 point to close at 5970.0. ANA Holdings Inc, (T:), added 3.73% (88.0 points) to close at 2448.0 Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. T: was down 3.48%, or 105.0 points, to 3125.0 late trade.

They were also the worst performers of the session. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:), fell 6.20%, or 3800.0 point to trade at 56510.0 at close. Inpex Corp. The (T:), fell 5.99% or 67.0 point to reach 1051.0 Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:), was lower by 5.35%, or 640.0 points to 11330.0.

By 1861 to 1673, falling stocks outnumbered advancing stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 243 was unchanged.

The implied volatility index of Nikkei’s 225 options was at a 1-month low, with the remained unchanged at 0% to 24.87.

Crude oil was at $84.42 a barrel for March delivery, down 1.3% or 1.13. Brent oil, which was due for delivery March 1, fell by 1.10%, 0.97, to $87.41/barrel, and the February Gold Futures contract lost 0.07% (or 1.30), to trade at $1841.30/ton.

USD/JPY declined by 0.2% to 113.85 and EUR/JPY remained unchanged at 0.00%, to 129.04.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.1% at 95.623

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