Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Power, Retail and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 4.28% or 124.0 points to trade at 3020.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 3.88% or 31.0 points to end at 830.0 and Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) was up 3.42% or 34.0 points to 1029.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which fell 2.49% or 200.0 points to trade at 7830.0 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) declined 2.01% or 21.0 points to end at 1024.0 and Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) was down 1.85% or 13.0 points to 688.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1909 to 1437 and 232 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.42% to 14.36 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.07% or 0.04 to $58.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $64.58 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1269.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 113.56, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 134.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 92.98.