Investing.com – Japan’s stock market was lower at the close on Wednesday as losses in the , sector led to lower stocks.
At the close in Tokyo it lost 1.87%.
The best performers of the session were: Obayashi Company. (TYO:), which increased by 4.41%, or 80.00 points, to reach 1,892.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura limited liability company (TYO:) added 2.64% or 140.00 points, ending at 5440.00 and Taisei company. (TYO:) increased by 2.40%, or 149.00 points, to 6,354.00 in the final session.
They performed the worst during the session Lasertec company (TYO:), which fell by 13.44%, or 3,440.00 points, to reach 22,150.00 at closing. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell by 9.34% or 1,040.00 points, ending at 10,100.00 and Tokio Electron Ltd. (TYO:) fell 9.19%, or 2,460.00 points, to 24,310.00.
From 2537 to 1009 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, declining stocks outnumbered rising ones, with 294 ending unchanged.
The indicator, which measures the implied volatility of options on the Nikkei 225, remained unchanged at 0.00%, reaching 28.67.
Crude oil for November delivery rose 0.28%, or 0.20, to $70.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for December delivery rose 0.22%, or 0.16, to $74.41 a barrel, while December gold futures rose 0.43%, or 11.45, reaching a price of $2,690.35 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 149.21, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 162.29.
US Dollar Index futures rose 0.12% to 103.18.
