Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Rubber, Warehousing and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which rose 2.66% or 134.0 points to trade at 5173.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) added 2.55% or 26.0 points to end at 1047.5 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was up 1.62% or 50.0 points to 3130.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202), which fell 3.49% or 36.0 points to trade at 996.0 at the close. Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) declined 3.43% or 21.0 points to end at 591.0 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) was down 2.48% or 16.0 points to 628.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2128 to 1203 and 228 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.66% or 134.0 to 5173.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.67% to 14.70.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.34% or 0.20 to $59.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.39% or 0.26 to hit $66.25 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 4.20 to trade at $1295.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.43% to 112.71, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 134.54.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.41.