Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Power, Machinery and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 4.19% or 13.0 points to trade at 323.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Comsys Holdings Corp. (T:1721) added 3.76% or 115.0 points to end at 3175.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 2.38% or 65.0 points to 2791.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which fell 4.87% or 55.5 points to trade at 1084.5 at the close. NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630) declined 4.32% or 195.0 points to end at 4315.0 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) was down 2.89% or 48.0 points to 1612.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2145 to 1206 and 207 ended unchanged.
Shares in Comsys Holdings Corp. (T:1721) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.76% or 115.0 to 3175.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.07% to 14.74 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.25% or 0.14 to $56.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.59% or 0.37 to hit $62.81 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.79% or 9.90 to trade at $1258.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 112.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 133.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.50.