Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Food and Chemical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.29% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JGC Corp. (T:1963), which rose 3.53% or 51.0 points to trade at 1497.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) added 3.33% or 120.0 points to end at 3725.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) was up 3.30% or 485.0 points to 15170.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531), which fell 4.26% or 54.0 points to trade at 1214.0 at the close. Astellas Pharma Inc. (T:4503) declined 4.23% or 65.0 points to end at 1473.0 and Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) was down 4.16% or 200.0 points to 4610.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1984 to 1491 and 220 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.16% or 200.0 to 4610.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.43% to 17.68.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.02% or 0.60 to $59.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.40% or 0.27 to hit $68.14 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.47% or 6.00 to trade at $1275.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 109.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 122.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 98.093.