Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Retail, Financial Services and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 11.49% or 54.0 points to trade at 524.0 at the close. Meanwhile, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) added 5.77% or 127.0 points to end at 2327.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) was up 3.45% or 11.6 points to 348.1 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nichirei Corp. (T:2871), which fell 2.86% or 86.0 points to trade at 2919.0 at the close. Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) declined 2.07% or 110.0 points to end at 5210.0 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) was down 1.89% or 8.0 points to 414.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1925 to 1243 and 282 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.34% to 15.35.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.11% or 0.05 to $46.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $50.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.77% or 9.88 to trade at $1292.78 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 110.00, while EUR/JPY fell 0.41% to 129.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.51.