Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.23% By Investing.com

© Reuters Japan shares decrease at shut of commerce; Nikkei 225 down 0.23%

Investing.com – Japan shares have been decrease after the shut on Wednesday, as losses within the , and sectors led shares decrease.

On the shut in Tokyo, the fell 0.23%.

One of the best performers of the session on the have been Rakuten Inc (TYO:), which rose 7.53% or 44.00 factors to commerce at 628.00 on the shut. In the meantime, CyberAgent Inc (TYO:) added 3.33% or 28.50 factors to finish at 885.10 and DIC Corp (TYO:) was up 2.88% or 77.50 factors to 2,771.50 in late commerce.

The worst performers of the session have been Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 2.33% or 18.30 factors to commerce at 767.50 on the shut. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.02% or 25.00 factors to finish at 1,214.00 and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:) was down 1.81% or 13.00 factors to 706.00.

Falling shares outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Inventory Alternate by 0 to 0.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 choices, was up 2.11% to 17.46.

Crude oil for February supply was up 0.06% or 0.04 to $70.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities buying and selling, Brent oil for supply in March rose 0.14% or 0.11 to hit $76.00 a barrel, whereas the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.55 to commerce at $2,072.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 142.05, whereas EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 155.67.

The US Greenback Index Futures was down 0.08% at 101.81.