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 fell 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which rose 6.39% or 171.0 points to trade at 2846.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) added 4.40% or 76.0 points to end at 1805.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 2.33% or 1380.0 points to 60560.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762), which fell 9.38% or 51.0 points to trade at 493.0 at the close. Ebara Corp. (T:6361) declined 8.94% or 305.0 points to end at 3105.0 and Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (T:7911) was down 7.42% or 164.0 points to 2045.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2009 to 1563 and 206 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.31.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.12% or 0.06 to $51.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.11% or 0.06 to hit $55.73 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 4.05 to trade at $1575.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.21% to 109.85, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 119.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 98.852.