Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Railway & Bus, Marine Transport and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333), which rose 3.82% or 130.0 points to trade at 3535.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) added 2.62% or 127.0 points to end at 4980.0 and Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2503) was up 2.51% or 57.0 points to 2330.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TDK Corp (T:6762), which fell 6.52% or 520.0 points to trade at 7450.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) declined 5.68% or 245.0 points to end at 4065.0 and Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) was down 5.35% or 570.0 points to 10085.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2164 to 1313 and 236 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.68% or 245.0 to 4065.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.05% to 18.37.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.65% or 0.40 to $61.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.77% or 0.55 to hit $70.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.00% or 0.05 to trade at $1274.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 110.22, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 122.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 98.070.