Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Rubber, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (T:3105), which rose 4.27% or 40.0 points to trade at 976.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kajima Corp. (T:1812) added 4.26% or 65.0 points to end at 1590.0 and Obayashi Corp. (T:1802) was up 4.20% or 42.0 points to 1042.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 8.05% or 26.0 points to trade at 297.0 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 6.96% or 201.0 points to end at 2689.0 and Kuraray Co., Ltd. (T:3405) was down 5.77% or 93.0 points to 1520.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1748 to 1736 and 217 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.94% to 18.17.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.24% or 0.67 to $54.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.52% or 0.97 to hit $64.58 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.43% or 5.65 to trade at $1309.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 111.09, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 125.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 97.078.