Japanese stocks weakened after the close on Monday (August 4th), as weakness in the Paper & Pulp, Transportation, and Communications sectors led to declines.
At the close of trading in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.22%.
The best-performing stocks on the Nikkei 225 were Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO:7974), which rose 5.12%, or 645.00 points, to trade at 13,240.00. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4005) rose 4.58%, or 16.80 points, to close at 383.80, and Hoya Corp (TYO:7741) rose 3.23%, or 565.00 points, to close at 18,065.00.
The worst-performing stocks during the session were Yamaha Corp. (TYO:7951), which fell 8.00%, or 87.00 points, to close at 1,001.00. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) fell 6.59%, or 271.00 points, to close at 3,844.00, and Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (TYO:6098) fell 5.62%, or 511.00 points, to close at 8,579.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancing stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,215 to 1,362, with 274 stocks ending unchanged.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 3.74% to 23.29.
Crude oil for September delivery rose 0.37%, or 0.25, to $67.58 per barrel. In other commodity trading, Brent oil for October delivery rose 0.22%, or 0.15, to $69.82 per barrel, while December gold futures rose 0.40%, or 13.45, to $3,413.25 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.27% to 147.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 171.00.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.31% to 98.62. (alg)
Source: Investing.com
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