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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 3.96%

Published 10/11/2018, 04:35 AM
© Reuters.  Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 3.96%
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Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Communication, Trading and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 3.96% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925), which rose 0.21% or 7.0 points to trade at 3363.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267) fell 0.93% or 25.0 points to end at 2672.5 and Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) was down 0.97% or 40.0 points to 4100.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202), which fell 9.91% or 128.0 points to trade at 1163.0 at the close. Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) declined 6.84% or 1395.0 points to end at 19005.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was down 6.65% or 521.0 points to 7317.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3505 to 168 and 54 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.84% or 1395.0 to 19005.0.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.13% to 18.36.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.13% or 0.83 to $72.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.17% or 0.97 to hit $82.12 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 7.40 to trade at $1200.80 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 112.32, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 129.71.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 95.03.

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