Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.42%

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At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.42%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202), which rose 4.92% or 47.0 points to trade at 1003.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Rakuten Inc (T:4755) added 3.58% or 39.0 points to end at 1128.0 and Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) was up 3.28% or 13.0 points to 409.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (T:8725), which fell 4.38% or 145.0 points to trade at 3169.0 at the close. Terumo Corp. (T:4543) declined 4.22% or 179.0 points to end at 4064.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was down 3.55% or 45.0 points to 1223.0.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2116 to 1356 and 242 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.24.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.05% or 0.02 to $41.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.07% or 0.03 to hit $44.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.45 to trade at $1862.95 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 103.86, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 123.25.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 92.312.

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