Tokyo stocks edged lower against a backdrop of higher oil prices. The Nikkei Average closed at ¥65,142.78, down ¥126.55 from the previous day, while the TOPIX fell 3.69 points to 4046.64.
Higher oil prices amid heightened tensions in the Middle East dampened investor sentiment, while cautious trading strengthened ahead of the release of the US consumer price index for August later this week. The Nikkei Average edged lower, with trading mixed as stocks overall lacked a clear direction.
By stock, 59% declined and 39% advanced. Trading volume was 2,300,290,000 shares, and trading value was ¥9.2303 trillion. By sector, securities and commodity futures, retail, and insurance declined, while nonferrous metals, mining, and oil and coal products advanced.
The Standard TOP 20 rebounded, while Growth 250 and Growth Core declined. Following the 9th close in the Tokyo stock market, attention remains focused on factors that will influence market trends going forward.