Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Fishery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.73%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 6.65% or 500.00 points to trade at 8,020.00 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 5.91% or 600.00 points to end at 10,760.00 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) was up 4.43% or 145.00 points to 3,420.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which lost 4.14% or 123.00 points to trade at 2,848.00 in late trade. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 3.75% or 211.00 points to end at 5,414.00 and Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9147) shed 3.66% or 320.00 points to 8,420.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2380 to 1206 and 189 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.66% to 22.37 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 5.04% or 5.43 to $102.39 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 4.04% or 4.50 to hit $106.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 5.50 to trade at $1,928.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.21% to 121.54, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 135.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.88.