Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.67%

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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.67%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which rose 3.56% or 11.0 points to trade at 320.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 3.28% or 240.0 points to end at 7550.0 and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (T:8801) was up 2.44% or 61.5 points to 2584.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which fell 5.48% or 84.0 points to trade at 1450.0 at the close. Marubeni Corp. (T:8002) declined 4.26% or 39.4 points to end at 885.0 and Itochu Corp. (T:8001) was down 4.08% or 141.0 points to 3314.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2886 to 715 and 164 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 23.45 a new 3-months high.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.48% or 1.04 to $71.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.32% or 0.98 to hit $75.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.60 to trade at $1779.80 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 109.44, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 128.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 93.157.