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 1.10% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which rose 4.52% or 186.0 points to trade at 4301.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) added 4.08% or 266.0 points to end at 6786.0 and Z Holdings Corp (T:4689) was up 3.92% or 24.6 points to 652.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which fell 7.87% or 248.0 points to trade at 2902.0 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 7.87% or 121.0 points to end at 1417.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was down 6.61% or 630.0 points to 8900.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2834 to 727 and 185 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.08% or 266.0 to 6786.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.45% or 1.60 to $63.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.04% or 1.39 to hit $66.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 2.60 to trade at $1781.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 109.86, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 128.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 93.440.