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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.59%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Rubber and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.59%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211), which rose 9.29% or 39.10 points to trade at 460.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) added 6.71% or 237.00 points to end at 3,769.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) was up 6.64% or 117.50 points to 1,886.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which fell 13.53% or 248.00 points to trade at 1,585.50 at the close. Kyocera Corp. (TYO:6971) declined 10.42% or 183.00 points to end at 1,573.00 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) was down 6.82% or 27.70 points to 378.40.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2371 to 1224 and 243 ended unchanged.

Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.64% or 117.50 to 1,886.00. Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.82% or 27.70 to 378.40.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 11.79% to 25.97.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.52% or 0.36 to $68.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.51% or 0.37 to hit $72.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 6.15 to trade at $2,794.65 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.32% to 152.92, while EUR/JPY fell 0.38% to 165.91.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 104.02.

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