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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.88% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks are lower as of close to trade. Nikkei 225 was down 2.88%

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

Tokyo closed at 2.88%.

They were the top performers at the session Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:) climbed 3.31%, or 65.0 points, to trade at 222.0 at the closing. Kansai electric power co Inc (T:), which gained 1.47% (16.0 points) to finish at 1103.0 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Late trade saw a rise in (T:), which was up 1.18% (33.5 points) to 2874.0

They were also the worst performers of the session. Terumo Corp. (T:) fell 8.96%, or 433.0 point to trade at 442.0 by the close. Sony Corp (T) fell 6.86%, or 1065.0 point to close at 14455.0 Recruit Holdings Co Ltd, T: was at 6449.0 with a drop of 6.32% (or 435.0) points.

On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered those in progress by 3197-459 while 139 ended unchanged.

The was unchanged from 0% to 18,63 for the, which is used to measure implied volatility for Nikkei options 225.

Oil for February delivery fell 0.77% to $77.25/barrel. Brent oil fell 0.64 or 0.79% to $80.16 per barrel in commodities trading. The February Gold Futures contract dropped 1.33%, or 24.35, to trade at $1800.75 an ounce.

USD/JPY decreased by 0.16%, to 115.92. EUR/JPY fell 0.3% to 130.87.

At 96.370, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.20%.

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