Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which rose 5.97% or 20.0 points to trade at 355.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toyota Tsusho Corp. (T:8015) added 5.29% or 250.0 points to end at 4975.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 5.18% or 17.0 points to 345.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which fell 13.61% or 980.0 points to trade at 6220.0 at the close. NH Foods Ltd (T:2282) declined 8.75% or 390.0 points to end at 4065.0 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) was down 7.28% or 109.0 points to 1389.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2416 to 1133 and 219 ended unchanged.
Shares in Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.28% or 109.0 to 1389.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.82.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.33% or 0.29 to $87.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.22% or 0.20 to hit $89.27 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.35% or 6.25 to trade at $1804.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 114.58, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 129.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 96.105.