Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Power and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 4.66% or 52.0 points to trade at 1168.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) added 3.16% or 303.0 points to end at 9882.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 2.84% or 1770.0 points to 64080.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JGC Corp. (T:1963), which fell 7.30% or 110.0 points to trade at 1396.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) declined 5.67% or 30.0 points to end at 499.0 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) was down 4.82% or 43.0 points to 850.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2156 to 1313 and 226 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.82% or 43.0 to 850.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.74% to 20.10.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.37% or 0.19 to $51.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.41% or 0.25 to hit $60.88 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.75 to trade at $1339.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 108.21, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 121.52.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 97.227.