Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.61%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202), which rose 4.17% or 51.0 points to trade at 1275.0 at the close. Meanwhile, T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) added 3.83% or 72.5 points to end at 1966.5 and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) was up 3.31% or 70.0 points to 2183.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289), which fell 11.31% or 88.0 points to trade at 690.0 at the close. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) declined 5.33% or 400.0 points to end at 7100.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was down 4.73% or 416.0 points to 8375.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1801 to 1594 and 209 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.17% or 51.0 to 1275.0. Shares in Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.31% or 70.0 to 2183.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.99% to 17.05.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.24% or 0.18 to $76.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.24% or 0.21 to hit $86.08 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1202.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 114.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 131.36.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 95.63.