Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.16%
- July 3, 2025
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Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp , Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO: 7205 ), which rose 7.81% or 28.00 points to trade at 386.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO: 7201 ) added 5.69% or 19.50 points to end at 362.10 and Minebea Mitsumi Inc (TYO: 6479 ) was up 5.61% or 116.00 points to 2,182.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NH Foods Ltd (TYO: 2282 ), which fell 4.75% or 245.00 points to trade at 4,916.00 at the close. Konami Corp. (TYO: 9766 ) declined 4.29% or 905.00 points to end at 20,210.00 and Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9602 ) was down 3.14% or 262.00 points to 8,084.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1840 to 1717 and 288 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.78% to 25.41.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.87% or 0.59 to $66.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.82% or 0.57 to hit $68.54 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 12.86 to trade at $3,372.56 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 143.77, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 169.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 96.41.