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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.07%

by December 16, 2024
written by December 16, 2024

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.07%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which rose 5.01% or 29.00 points to trade at 608.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) added 4.53% or 304.00 points to end at 7,015.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) was up 4.43% or 116.00 points to 2,735.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064), which fell 4.25% or 78.00 points to trade at 1,757.00 at the close. Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007) declined 4.21% or 62.00 points to end at 1,412.00 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) was down 3.00% or 110.00 points to 3,552.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2218 to 1403 and 256 ended unchanged.

Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.53% or 304.00 to 7,015.00. Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.43% or 116.00 to 2,735.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.55% to 21.63.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.15% or 0.82 to $70.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.42% or 0.31 to hit $74.18 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 5.36 to trade at $2,670.44 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 153.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 161.48.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 106.55.

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