Japan’s stock market is down at the end of the day; the Nikkei 225 is down 0.47 percent.
Monday night, after the market closed, shares in Japan went down because the services, pharmaceutical industry, and warehouses sectors all lost money.
By the end of the day in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 had dropped 0.47 percent.
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On the Nikkei 225, Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) did the best, rising 3.01% or 45 points to trade at 1,538.00 at the end of the session. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) was up 2.75% or 109.00 points to 4,074.00 in late trade. JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) gained 2.96% or 53.00 points to end at 1,845.00.
Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which fell 3.53% or 23.00 points to close at 629.00, did the worst of the day’s stocks. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) fell 2.76 percent, or 15 points, to 528, while CyberAgent Inc. (TYO:4751) fell 3.21 percent, or 47 points.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the number of stocks that went down was 2063 to 1452, and 279 stayed the same.
Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) shares went down by 3.53%, or 23.00, to a 52-week low of 629.00.
The implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, which is measured by the Nikkei Volatility, went down by 3.21% to 18.11. This is a new 6-month low.
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Crude oil for October delivery fell 1.40 percent, or $1.27, to $89.17 per barrel.Brent oil for October delivery fell 1.36 percent, or $1.32, to $95.40 per barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.66 percent, or $11.65, to $1,751.25 per troy ounce.
The EUR/JPY went down 0.19 points to 137.13, while the USD/JPY went up 0.01 points to 136.95.
The US Dollar Index futures were up 0.14 percent at 108.25.