Japanese shares close down Nikkei 225 down 1.31%
Japanese shares fall at close, Nikkei 225 down 1.31%。
After the close of trading on Monday, the Japanese stock market fell, with declines in the rubber, electrical/mechanical, and chemical sectors driving the market lower. At the close of the Tokyo stock market, the Nikkei 225 index fell by 1.31%.
Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) performed the worst, closing down by 6.48% or 235.00 points at 3,391.00 points. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (TYO:7012) fell by 6.38% or 325.00 points to close at 4,772.00 points, while Dainippon Screen Mfg. (TYO:7735) fell by 5.81%, or 1,160.00 points, to close at 18,805.00 points.
At the Tokyo Stock Exchange, declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones by a ratio of 2777 to 960, with 150 stocks unchanged at the close. Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:6952) reached a 52-week high, rising 5.09% or 66.00 to 1,362.00 points.
The Nikkei Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 index options, fell by 2.57% to 18.57.
Crude oil for delivery in May rose by 0.32% or $0.27 to $83.44 per barrel. In other commodity trading, Brent crude for June delivery rose by 0.28%, or $0.24, to $87.24 per barrel; June gold futures rose by 1.96%, or $43.80, to $2,282.20 per ounce.
The US dollar/Japanese yen fell by 0.02% to 151.32; the euro/Japanese yen rose by 0.08% to 163.26. US dollar index futures fell by 0.03% to 104.24 points.
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