Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.89% 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 1.89%.

The best performers of the session on the were IHI Corp. (TYO:), which rose 3.87% or 135.00 points to trade at 3,620.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:) added 2.18% or 17.00 points to end at 798.00 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 2.00% or 52.00 points to 2,657.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.95% or 119.00 points to trade at 2,283.00 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:) declined 4.94% or 500.00 points to end at 9,630.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 4.78% or 440.00 points to 8,770.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2544 to 994 and 215 ended unchanged.

Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.87% or 135.00 to 3,620.00. Shares in Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.00% or 52.00 to 2,657.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.51% to 23.10.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.66% or 0.71 to $107.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.10% or 1.20 to hit $110.31 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 4.93 to trade at $1,810.97 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 128.18, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 134.32.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 103.79.