Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Fishery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 6.65% or 500.00 points to trade at 8,020.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 5.91% or 600.00 points to end at 10,760.00 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) was up 4.43% or 145.00 points to 3,420.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which fell 4.14% or 123.00 points to trade at 2,848.00 at the close. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 3.75% or 211.00 points to end at 5,414.00 and Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9147) was down 3.66% or 320.00 points to 8,420.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2380 to 1206 and 189 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.66% to 22.37 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 5.04% or 5.43 to $102.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 4.05% or 4.51 to hit $106.93 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 5.50 to trade at $1,928.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.21% to 121.54, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 135.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.88.