Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Gas & Water and Rubber sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802), which rose 2.45% or 55.5 points to trade at 2319.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (T:8766) added 2.21% or 111.0 points to end at 5129.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) was up 2.13% or 35.0 points to 1679.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which fell 3.43% or 7.2 points to trade at 202.6 at the close. DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714) declined 3.24% or 32.0 points to end at 957.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was down 2.86% or 1060.0 points to 35990.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1591 to 1331 and 427 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.76% to 17.35 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.11% or 0.06 to $53.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $55.74 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 0.85 to trade at $1233.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 113.98, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 120.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 101.00.