Feb 22, 2022 02:35AM ET
By: AnalysisWatch
Japanese stocks fell after the close of trading on Tuesday as shares declined in the rail and bus transport, electrical and mechanical engineering, and shipbuilding sectors.
The Nikkei 225 index lost 1.71% at the close of trading in Tokyo.
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. was the best performer within the Nikkei 225 index, rising 9.55%, or 243.5 points, to close trading at 2,793.0 points. Meanwhile, Trend Micro Inc. added 2.72%, or 160.0 points, to end at 6050.0 points and Inpex Corp. rose 1.69%, or 19.0 points, to close at 1146.0 points in late trading.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. was the worst performer during the session, falling 6.96%, or 530.0 points, to trade at 7090.0 points at the close of trading. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. fell 6.02%, or 36.0 points, to close at 562.1 points, and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. fell 5.85%, or 19.0 points, to close at 306.0 points.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by a ratio of 2,942 to 648, and 188 stocks ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of options on the Nikkei 225, rose 2.64% to 26.02 points.
Oil for April delivery rose 3.68%, or $3.32, to $93.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for May delivery rose 2.10%, or 1.95, to close at $94.94 a barrel, while the April gold futures contract rose 0.63%, or 12.05, to trade at $1,911.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY remained unchanged at 114.74, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 129.79.
Futures on the US dollar index increased 0.10% to 96.112.
Comments