© Reuters. Japanese stocks ended lower; Nikkei 225 fell 0.07% at close of trading
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, Japan, it fell 0.07%.
The best performers of the session were Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 5.73% or 55.00 points to trade at 1,015.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) added 4.15% (217.00 points) to end at 5,445.00; Ajinomoto (TYO:) rose 2.70% (155.00 points) to end at 5,900.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ube Industries, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 3.52% or 84.50 points to trade at 2,317.50 at the close. International Petroleum Development Teishite (TYO:) fell 2.37% (46.50 points) to close at 1,916.50; Shiseido (TYO:) fell 2.35% (125.00 points) at the close, quoted at 5,197.00.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 2,438 stocks rose, which exceeded the number of stocks that closed lower – 1,186. At the same time, 228 stocks did not rise or fall, which was basically the same.
The implied volatility of options on the Nikkei 225 Index rose 12.12% to 22.76, a new high in the past three months.
The price of the WTI crude oil futures November options contract rose 0.34% (0.28 points) to $82.59. For the rest of the futures, the price of London Brent crude oil futures contract for December delivery rose 0.25% (0.21 points) to quote $84.28, while the December gold futures contract rose 0.10% (1.75) to trade at $1,833.55.
USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 148.88; at the same time, EUR/JPY rose 0.23% to 157.07.
U.S. dollar index futures rose 0.06% to trade at 106.13.
2023-10-06 07:35:00
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