Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 4.89% or 142.0 points to trade at 3045.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) added 4.09% or 28.0 points to end at 712.0 and Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) was up 3.58% or 100.0 points to 2890.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TOTO Ltd. (T:5332), which fell 5.80% or 380.0 points to trade at 6170.0 at the close. Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) declined 4.29% or 43.0 points to end at 959.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was down 4.27% or 460.0 points to 10310.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2274 to 1262 and 229 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.89% or 142.0 to 3045.0. Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.09% or 28.0 to 712.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.77.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.15% or 0.11 to $72.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.12% or 0.09 to hit $75.37 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 7.55 to trade at $1787.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 109.31, while EUR/JPY fell 0.24% to 128.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 92.597.