Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Textile and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.13% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yamaha Corp. (TOKYO:7951), which rose 4.43% or 105.0 points to trade at 2474.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6770) added 2.91% or 100.0 points to end at 3535.0 and Unitika, Ltd. (TOKYO:3103) was up 1.72% or 1.0 points to 58.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436), which fell 5.60% or 91.0 points to trade at 1534.0 at the close. Sojitz Corp. (TOKYO:2768) declined 4.33% or 13.0 points to end at 287.0 and Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (TOKYO:3105) was down 4.27% or 60.0 points to 1346.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1493 to 390.
Shares in Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6770) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.91% or 100.0 to 3535.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.91% to 18.86.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.76% or 0.46 to $59.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.45% or 0.29 to hit $63.58 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.89% or 10.50 to trade at $1187.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.29% to 123.08, while EUR/JPY fell 0.22% to 139.62.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 94.42.