TOKYO: Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Rubber, Gas & Water and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JTEKT Corp. (TOKYO:6473), which rose 3.99% or 94.0 points to trade at 2450.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nikon Corp. (TOKYO:7731) added 3.41% or 49.0 points to end at 1487.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7735) was up 3.07% or 24.0 points to 807.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TDK Corp. (TOKYO:6762), which fell 4.50% or 460.0 points to trade at 9760.0 at the close. The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5101) declined 4.28% or 59.0 points to end at 1319.0 and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4272) was down 3.13% or 44.0 points to 1360.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1383 to 500.
Shares in JTEKT Corp. (TOKYO:6473) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.99% or 94.0 to 2450.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.35% to 17.96.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.26% or 0.15 to $60.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.00% or 0.01 to hit $63.49 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.20% or 2.30 to trade at $1175.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 123.77, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 138.48.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.09% at 95.53.
