Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 4.14% or 111.0 points to trade at 2790.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) added 2.61% or 24.0 points to end at 942.0 and Konami Corp. (T:9766) was up 2.26% or 150.0 points to 6780.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703), which fell 3.96% or 47.0 points to trade at 1141.0 at the close. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) declined 3.43% or 47.0 points to end at 1323.0 and Chiba Bank Ltd (T:8331) was down 3.35% or 24.0 points to 693.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2864 to 725 and 153 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.14% or 111.0 to 2790.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.19 a new 52-week low.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.62% or 0.37 to $59.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.46% or 0.29 to hit $62.87 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 3.65 to trade at $1745.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.24% to 109.58, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 130.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 92.320.