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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.60%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Rubber and Power sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.60%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Seiko Epson Cor (TYO:6724), which rose 2.08% or 58.00 points to trade at 2,849.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) added 1.60% or 90.00 points to end at 5,719.00 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) was up 1.27% or 64.00 points to 5,119.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which fell 4.86% or 85.50 points to trade at 1,675.00 at the close. Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) declined 4.01% or 95.00 points to end at 2,277.00 and TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332) was down 3.94% or 202.00 points to 4,923.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3128 to 518 and 200 ended unchanged.

Shares in Seiko Epson Cor (TYO:6724) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.08% or 58.00 to 2,849.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.45% to 26.43.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.29% or 0.20 to $69.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.26% or 0.19 to hit $74.10 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 10.35 to trade at $2,749.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 150.71, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 163.17.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 103.71.

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