Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Construction and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kajima Corp. (T:1812), which rose 1.48% or 24.0 points to trade at 1648.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (T:6857) added 1.39% or 36.0 points to end at 2629.0 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7011) was up 1.36% or 61.0 points to 4531.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which fell 5.53% or 260.0 points to trade at 4440.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 4.33% or 64.0 points to end at 1413.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) was down 3.80% or 135.0 points to 3420.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2267 to 1209 and 223 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7011) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.36% or 61.0 to 4531.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.95% to 16.67.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.47% or 0.27 to $56.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.62% or 0.41 to hit $66.17 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 4.25 to trade at $1325.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.21% to 110.75, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 126.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 95.942.