Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Insurance, Mining and Rubber sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.94% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Unitika, Ltd. (TOKYO:3103), which rose 2.82% or 2.0 points to trade at 73.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Softbank Corp. (TOKYO:9984) added 2.21% or 165.0 points to end at 7642.0 and Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8804) was up 1.98% or 34.0 points to 1748.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4911), which fell 5.07% or 151.0 points to trade at 2828.0 at the close. NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO:8630) declined 4.78% or 213.5 points to end at 4248.5 and Denso Corp. (TOKYO:6902) was down 4.71% or 283.0 points to 5729.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1598 to 280.
Shares in Unitika, Ltd. (TOKYO:3103) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.82% or 2.0 to 73.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.35% to 20.27.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.74% or 0.30 to $40.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.61% or 0.29 to hit $46.87 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.94% or 10.60 to trade at $1138.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 124.05, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 138.08.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.01% at 96.43.