Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Rubber, Shipbuilding and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which rose 4.79% or 225.0 points to trade at 4925.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 3.22% or 265.0 points to end at 8500.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was up 3.04% or 58.0 points to 1966.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002), which fell 3.76% or 65.0 points to trade at 1663.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 3.20% or 55.0 points to end at 1665.0 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) was down 3.05% or 74.0 points to 2349.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2207 to 1157 and 189 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.46% to 18.80.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.44% or 0.32 to $72.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.39% or 0.30 to hit $77.16 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 5.20 to trade at $1250.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 110.34, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 127.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 95.21.