Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Manufacturing and Textile sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 3.27% or 11.0 points to trade at 347.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 2.43% or 61.0 points to end at 2573.0 and Resona Holdings, Inc. (T:8308) was up 2.43% or 15.6 points to 657.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861), which fell 4.50% or 34.0 points to trade at 721.0 at the close. TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) declined 3.58% or 210.0 points to end at 5650.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was down 3.27% or 400.0 points to 11840.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2176 to 1150 and 229 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.27% or 11.0 to 347.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.78% to 14.55.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.05% or 0.03 to $66.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.14% or 0.11 to hit $76.63 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 4.40 to trade at $1305.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.30% to 110.01, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 130.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 93.34.