Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Electrical/Machinery, Machinery and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.78% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yamaha Corp. (T:7951), which rose 1.68% or 90.0 points to trade at 5440.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) added 1.62% or 67.0 points to end at 4200.0 and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272) was up 1.40% or 16.0 points to 1161.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which fell 5.03% or 432.0 points to trade at 8165.0 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 4.48% or 170.0 points to end at 3625.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was down 4.05% or 130.0 points to 3080.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3085 to 414 and 82 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.31% to 19.99.
Crude oil for August delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $74.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.45% or 0.35 to hit $77.89 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.70 to trade at $1255.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 110.62, while EUR/JPY rose 0.40% to 129.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 94.13.