Dec 17 2024: Japanese stocks ended lower on Tuesday, with declines in the Shipbuilding, Warehousing, and Precision Instruments sectors dragging the market down.
At the close of trading in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.13%.
Among the top gainers, SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) rose 4.42%, adding 416.00 points to close at 9,837.00. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) climbed 4.25%, gaining 264.00 points to finish at 6,469.00, while Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009) advanced 4.08%, up 164.00 points to close at 4,181.00.
Conversely, Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was the session’s worst performer, sliding 9.35% or 894.00 points to close at 8,664.00. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) dropped 4.03%, losing 283.00 points to end at 6,732.00, while Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201) fell 3.93% or 13.80 points to 337.60, marking its lowest level in three years.
Declining stocks outnumbered gainers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,326 to 1,263, with 280 stocks remaining unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility Index, which gauges the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, declined 1.55% to 21.63.
In commodities, January crude oil futures fell 0.41% to $70.42 a barrel, while February Brent crude edged up 0.20% to $74.06 per barrel. Meanwhile, February Gold Futures slipped 0.11% to $2,667.01 per ounce.
In currency markets, the USD/JPY pair dipped slightly by 0.01% to 154.13, while the EUR/JPY pair eased 0.09% to 161.87. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.07% to 106.63.
