Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Construction, Precision Instruments and Transport sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 7.49% or 117.0 points to trade at 1680.0 at the close. GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) added 4.99% or 29.0 points to end at 610.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was up 3.73% or 89.0 points to 2473.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which lost 6.51% or 255.0 points to trade at 3660.0 in late trade. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 3.36% or 103.0 points to end at 2967.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) shed 3.02% or 68.0 points to 2187.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1695 to 1683 and 207 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.81% to 16.17.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.14% or 0.09 to $63.48 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.20% or 0.14 to hit $69.06 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.80 to trade at $1316.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.36% to 111.84, while EUR/JPY rose 0.23% to 133.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 92.29.