Japanese stock markets are falling at the close of trading. Nikkei 225 down 0.42% from Investing.com

Japanese stock markets are falling at the close of trading. Nikkei 225 fell 0.42%

Investing.com – Japanese stocks were lower after the close on Thursday.

At the close of trading in Tokyo, it fell 0.42%.

The top performers for this session were: DIC Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose 5.42% or 138.50 points to trade at 2,694.00 at the close. meantime, Unitica Co., Ltd. (TYO:) Added 2.96% or 5.00 points to close at 174.00. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose 2.66% or 29.00 points to 1,119.00 in late trading.

The worst participants in this session were: Trend Micro Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 6.18% or 500.00 points to trade at 7,592.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) fell 3.92% or 249.00 points to close at 6,101.00. Nippon Yusen K.K. (TYO:) fell 3.46% or 157.00 points to 4,384.00.

From 2562 to 1148, more stocks advanced on the Tokyo Stock Exchange than declined, with 174 ending unchanged.

The Nikkei 225 index, which measures the implied volatility of options, rose 0.78% to 16.90.

Crude oil for February delivery fell 0.03%, or $0.02, to $74.09 per barrel. In other commodities trading, Brent crude for March delivery rose 0.03%, or 0.02%, to trade at $79.56 a barrel, while the February gold futures contract rose 0.09%, or 1.80%, to $2,094.90 an ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.45% at 141.18 and EUR/JPY was down 0.44% at 156.81.

U.S. dollar index futures were trading down 0.10% at 100.55.