Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.30%

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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.30%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214), which rose 8.28% or 226.0 points to trade at 2954.0 at the close. Meanwhile, CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) added 7.29% or 153.0 points to end at 2252.0 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was up 5.51% or 121.0 points to 2318.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which fell 8.98% or 727.0 points to trade at 7373.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) declined 7.20% or 355.0 points to end at 4575.0 and Inpex Corp. (T:1605) was down 7.07% or 71.0 points to 933.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2207 to 1305 and 241 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.28% or 226.0 to 2954.0.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.66 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.07% or 0.83 to $76.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.92% or 0.74 to hit $79.54 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 4.40 to trade at $1865.80 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 114.08, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 129.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 95.740.