Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Shipbuilding and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 3.67% or 24.0 points to trade at 678.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) added 3.34% or 145.0 points to end at 4480.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) was up 2.95% or 56.0 points to 1957.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IHI Corp. (T:7013), which fell 10.60% or 39.0 points to trade at 329.0 at the close. Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) declined 5.57% or 39.0 points to end at 661.0 and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) was down 4.82% or 228.0 points to 4500.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1242 to 626 and 3 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.58% to 26.20.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.53% or 0.24 to $45.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.59% or 0.28 to hit $48.13 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1168.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 119.73, while EUR/JPY fell 0.21% to 135.70.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 95.08.