TOKYO: Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Transport, Retail and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436), which rose 4.13% or 49.0 points to trade at 1236.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (TOKYO:6366) added 3.88% or 35.0 points to end at 936.0 and Minebea Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6479) was up 3.58% or 46.0 points to 1332.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aeon Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8267), which fell 7.17% or 141.5 points to trade at 1832.5 at the close. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4507) declined 6.67% or 285.0 points to end at 3990.0 and Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2269) was down 5.48% or 510.0 points to 8790.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1277 to 591 and 3 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.82% to 26.93 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.45% or 0.21 to $48.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.69% or 0.35 to hit $51.69 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.61% or 7.00 to trade at $1141.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.24% to 119.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 134.87.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 95.50.
