Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.09%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Fishery, Marine Transport and Food sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keio Corp. (TYO:9008), which rose 17.52% or 588.00 points to trade at 3,944.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801) added 13.46% or 873.00 points to end at 7,358.00 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) was up 13.07% or 110.50 points to 956.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which fell 6.28% or 95.00 points to trade at 1,418.50 at the close. Minebea Mitsumi Inc (TYO:6479) declined 6.04% or 172.50 points to end at 2,685.50 and Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843) was down 5.51% or 1,030.00 points to 17,655.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2653 to 953 and 240 ended unchanged.

Shares in Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801) rose to 5-year highs; up 13.46% or 873.00 to 7,358.00. Shares in Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) rose to 5-year highs; up 13.07% or 110.50 to 956.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.95% to 23.09 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.32% or 0.23 to $71.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.44% or 0.33 to hit $75.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 13.40 to trade at $2,662.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.40% to 154.01, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 165.51.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 104.82.