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 1.33%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which rose 4.10% or 49.0 points to trade at 1244.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) added 3.80% or 120.0 points to end at 3275.0 and CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) was up 3.77% or 150.0 points to 4125.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which fell 5.48% or 76.0 points to trade at 1312.0 at the close. Mazda Motor Corp (T:7261) declined 5.17% or 30.0 points to end at 550.0 and Kuraray Co., Ltd. (T:3405) was down 4.44% or 48.0 points to 1032.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2339 to 1259 and 162 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 36.26 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.35% or 0.07 to $19.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.51% or 0.14 to hit $27.55 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.96% or 16.70 to trade at $1756.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.27% to 107.77, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 117.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 99.862.