The chemical, petroleum & plastic, mining, and trading sectors were responsible for the decline in Japan’s stock market after the market closed on Thursday.
At Tokyo’s close, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.53 percent.
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Sekisui House, Ltd. (TYO:1928) had the greatest performance on the Nikkei 225 during the day, rising 5.96% or 141.50 points to end at 2,515.50. Japan Steel Works Ltd. (TYO:5631) gained 2.91 percent, or 87 points, to close at 3,080.00, while Haseko Corp. (TYO:1808) was up 2.81 percent, or 45 points, to 1,645.00 in late trading.
Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:3103) had the poorest performance throughout the session, falling 4.62 percent, or 12 points, to finish at 248.00. Marubeni Corp. (TYO:8002) is down 4.24 percent, or 61.50 points, to close at 1,390.50, while Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) fell 4.17 percent, or 319 points, to 7,330.00.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, stocks that went down outnumbered those that went up by 2,946 to 603, and 230 stocks stayed the same.
Haseko Corp. (TYO:1808) shares reached 52-week highs, rising 2.81%, or $45.00, to $1,645.00.
Nikkei Volatility, which is a measure of how volatile Nikkei 225 options are expected to be, went down by 0.85% to 19.91.
The price of a barrel of crude oil for October delivery fell by 1.05%, or $0.94, to $88.61. Brent oil for November delivery declined 1.00%, or $0.96, to $94.68 per barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.52%, or $8.95, to settle at $1,717.25 per troy ounce.
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USD/JPY rose 0.18 percent to 139.21, while EUR/JPY declined 0.16 percent to 139.52.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.23 percent to 108.92.
