Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Power and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332), which rose 3.89% or 27.0 points to trade at 721.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Subaru Corp (T:7270) added 2.62% or 87.0 points to end at 3403.0 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) was up 1.79% or 55.0 points to 3130.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which fell 11.96% or 75.0 points to trade at 552.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 6.31% or 178.0 points to end at 2645.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) was down 5.50% or 215.0 points to 3695.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2581 to 881 and 142 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.89% or 27.0 to 721.0. Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) fell to 52-week lows; down 11.96% or 75.0 to 552.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.24% to 16.44.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.17% or 0.84 to $72.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.98% or 0.79 to hit $81.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1200.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 112.74, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 132.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 94.12.