Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.92%
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 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 8.15% or 175.00 points to trade at 2,321.00 at the close. Meanwhile, J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 3.91% or 47.00 points to end at 1,249.00 and Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (TYO:) was up 3.08% or 47.00 points to 1,575.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 5.19% or 48.00 points to trade at 876.00 at the close. TOTO Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.93% or 140.00 points to end at 4,635.00 and Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 2.90% or 8.00 points to 268.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2279 to 1188 and 297 ended unchanged.
Shares in J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.91% or 47.00 to 1,249.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.57% to 22.79.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.96% or 1.66 to $86.18 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.51% or 1.40 to hit $93.81 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 2.85 to trade at $1,637.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 149.90, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 146.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 112.74.
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