Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Communication and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which rose 5.43% or 248.00 points to trade at 4,813.00 at the close. Meanwhile, DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) added 4.35% or 58.50 points to end at 1,403.00 and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9532) was up 3.77% or 116.00 points to 3,197.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261), which fell 6.28% or 112.00 points to trade at 1,672.50 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) declined 6.11% or 1,225.00 points to end at 18,820.00 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201) was down 4.78% or 27.90 points to 555.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2291 to 1381 and 208 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.43% or 248.00 to 4,813.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.40% to 20.87.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $79.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $83.00 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 2.90 to trade at $2,161.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.60% to 148.48, while EUR/JPY fell 0.60% to 161.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 103.21.