Wednesday 6 July 2016

Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.85%


Category: Stock Market
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Rubber, Shipbuilding and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.85%.The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865), which rose 3.08% or 22.0 points to trade at 736.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) added 2.40% or 65.0 points to end at 2778.0 and Nippon Telegraph&Telephone Corp (T:9432) was up 2.17% or 107.0 points to 5044.0 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which fell 7.94% or 69.0 points to trade at 800.0 at the close. Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272) declined 6.94% or 70.0 points to end at 939.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was down 6.36% or 42.0 points to 618.0.Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1654 to 318 and 70 ended unchanged.Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) fell to 3-years lows; falling 7.94% or 69.0 to 800.0. Shares in Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272) fell to 3-years lows; losing 6.94% or 70.0 to 939.0.The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 10.28% to 30.57.Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.17% or 0.08 to $46.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.19% or 0.09 to hit $47.87 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.75% or 10.25 to trade at $1368.95 a troy ounce.USD/JPY was down 0.71% to 101.03, while EUR/JPY fell 0.85% to 111.73.The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 96.35.

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