Japan shares decrease at shut of commerce; Nikkei 225 down 0.32%

Investing.com – Japan shares have been decrease after the shut on Wednesday, as losses within the Communication, Warehousing and Precision Devices sectors led shares decrease.

On the shut in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.32%.

The perfect performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 have been Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201), which rose 8.66% or 41.30 factors to commerce at 518.30 on the shut. In the meantime, Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:7203) added 4.57% or 129.50 factors to finish at 2,964.50 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was up 4.28% or 291.00 factors to 7,089.00 in late commerce.

The worst performers of the session have been Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), which fell 2.50% or 22.30 factors to commerce at 869.50 on the shut. Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) declined 2.28% or 340.00 factors to finish at 14,575.00 and Fuji Electrical Co., Ltd. (TYO:6504) was down 2.17% or 185.00 factors to eight,326.00.

Rising shares outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Inventory Alternate by 1835 to 1811 and 252 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.28% or 291.00 to 7,089.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 choices, was down 5.78% to 21.84.

Crude oil for February supply was down 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities buying and selling, Brent oil for supply in March rose 1.24% or 0.90 to hit $73.22 a barrel, whereas the February Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to commerce at $2,633.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 157.45, whereas EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 163.90.

The US Greenback Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.