Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004), which rose 19.48% or 150.0 points to trade at 920.0 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) added 15.51% or 150.0 points to end at 1117.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 5.99% or 120.0 points to 2125.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which lost 8.96% or 474.0 points to trade at 4816.0 in late trade. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) declined 5.45% or 5720.0 points to end at 99230.0 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) shed 5.25% or 126.0 points to 2272.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2392 to 1129 and 213 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 23.23.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.86% or 0.53 to $61.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.97% or 0.62 to hit $64.69 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.80 to trade at $1717.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 107.15, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 129.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 91.013.