Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.94% By Investing.com

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 lost 0.94% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the were Rakuten Inc (TYO:), which rose 2.24% or 13.00 points to trade at 594.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 2.09% or 49.50 points to end at 2,417.50 and CyberAgent Inc (TYO:) was up 1.83% or 21.00 points to 1,169.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Japan Tobacco Inc (TYO:), which fell 5.87% or 167.00 points to trade at 2,676.00 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (TYO:) declined 4.68% or 99.00 points to end at 2,016.00 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) was down 4.37% or 65.00 points to 1,422.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2135 to 1435 and 225 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.36% to 19.51.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.06% or 0.84 to $78.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.13% or 0.95 to hit $83.04 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 3.35 to trade at $1,812.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.49% to 133.80, while EUR/JPY fell 0.43% to 142.04.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 104.20.