Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Automobiles & Parts and Glass sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.58% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211), which rose 3.04% or 18.00 points to trade at 610.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) added 2.09% or 107.00 points to end at 5,221.00 and IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) was up 1.90% or 65.00 points to 3,490.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which lost 2.92% or 220.00 points to trade at 7,320.00 in late trade. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TYO:5707) declined 2.78% or 66.00 points to end at 2,310.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) shed 2.55% or 110.00 points to 4,205.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1969 to 1484 and 339 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.21% to 22.57.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.78% or 0.65 to $83.59 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.71% or 0.64 to hit $90.47 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.45% or 7.50 to trade at $1,668.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.23% to 145.82, while EUR/JPY rose 1.39% to 143.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.89% at 111.32.