Title: Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.15%

Jul 15, 2021 03:35 AM ET

By: AnalysisWatch

Japan stocks were lower after the close to on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.15%.

The great performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T: 5411), which rose 1.74% or 22.0 elements to alternate at 1284.0 at the close to. Meanwhile, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T: 5406) delivered 1.57% or 11.0 elements to save you at 710.0 and Konami Corp. (T: 9766) come to be up 0.96% or 60.0 elements to 6290.0 in overdue alternate.

The worst performers of the session were Nikon Corp. (T: 7731), which fell 6.22% or 68.0 elements to alternate at 1026.0 at the close to. Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T: 4151) declined 4.08% or 160.0 elements to save you at 3760.0 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T: 7012) come to be down 3.87% or 91.0 elements to 2261.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange through manner of way of 2838 to 707 and 206 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, comes to be unchanged from 0% to 17.87.