Japanese stocks fell after the close on Friday (3/28), as losses in the Shipbuilding, Manufacturing and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down 1.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keio Corp. (TYO:9008), which rose 2.79% or 110.00 points to trade at 4,047.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659) rose 2.44% or 50.50 points to close at 2,123.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) gained 1.83% or 67.00 points to 3,730.00 in late trade.
The worst performers on the session were CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751), which fell 5.54% or 69.50 points to close at 1,185.50. Honda Motor Co Ltd (TYO:7267) dropped 4.88% or 71.00 points to close at 1,385.00 and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (TYO:8601) dropped 4.72% or 51.00 points to 1,029.00.
Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,923 to 783 and 161 ended unchanged.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 11.79% to 28.16, a fresh 3-month high.
Crude oil for May delivery fell 0.39% or 0.27 to settle at $69.65 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery fell 0.37% or 0.27 to settle at $73.07 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.01% or 31.29 to trade at $3,122.19 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.28% to 150.62, while EUR/JPY fell 0.43% to 162.45.
The U.S. Dollar Index Futures were up 0.00% at 104.00.(Newsmaker23)
Source: Investing.com
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