Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Banking and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332), which rose 4.46% or 24.0 points to trade at 562.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) added 3.46% or 18.0 points to end at 538.0 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) was up 3.01% or 17.0 points to 582.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (T:8031), which fell 7.51% or 105.5 points to trade at 1299.5 at the close. Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) declined 6.70% or 13.0 points to end at 181.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) was down 5.02% or 12.0 points to 227.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1235 to 566 and 89 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.01% or 17.0 to 582.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.38% to 23.60.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.16% or 0.46 to $39.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.74% or 0.30 to hit $40.17 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.59% or 7.20 to trade at $1216.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.37% to 112.80, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 126.03.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 96.20.