Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemical, Insurance and Fishery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which rose 10.60% or 345.0 points to trade at 3600.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202) added 5.54% or 67.5 points to end at 1285.5 and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) was up 4.50% or 220.0 points to 5104.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which fell 5.28% or 21.0 points to trade at 377.0 at the close. Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) declined 3.48% or 200.0 points to end at 5540.0 and Nitto Denko Co (T:6988) was down 3.43% or 237.0 points to 6673.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 970 to 896 and 190 ended unchanged.
Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) rose to 3-years highs; up 10.60% or 345.0 to 3600.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.67% to 21.79.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.09% or 0.95 to $46.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.77% or 0.85 to hit $48.83 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.17% or 2.35 to trade at $1351.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 101.65, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 114.44.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 94.84.