Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the fell 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:), which rose 4.48% or 168.00 points to trade at 3,913.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) added 4.33% or 41.00 points to end at 986.70 and Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:) was up 4.04% or 50.00 points to 1,286.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.80% or 103.00 points to trade at 2,043.50 at the close. Aeon Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 3.93% or 137.00 points to end at 3,347.00 and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 4.02% or 65.00 points to 1,554.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2089 to 1514 and 261 ended unchanged.
Shares in Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.48% or 168.00 to 3,913.00. Shares in Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.33% or 41.00 to 986.70. Shares in Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.02% or 65.00 to 1,554.50.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.27% to 20.12.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.05% or 0.04 to $86.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.09% or 0.08 to hit $90.56 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 4.30 to trade at $2,352.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 153.09, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 164.36.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 105.03.
