Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Rubber, Gas & Water and Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.46%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JTEKT Corp. (TOKYO:6473), which rose 3.99% or 94.0 points to trade at 2450.0 at the close. Nikon Corp. (TOKYO:7731) added 3.41% or 49.0 points to end at 1487.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7735) was up 3.07% or 24.0 points to 807.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included TDK Corp. (TOKYO:6762), which lost 4.50% or 460.0 points to trade at 9760.0 in late trade. The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5101) declined 4.28% or 59.0 points to end at 1319.0 and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4272) shed 3.13% or 44.0 points to 1360.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1383 to 500 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.35% to 17.96.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.26% or 0.15 to $60.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.00% or 0.01 to hit $63.49 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.20% or 2.30 to trade at $1175.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 123.77, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 138.49.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.09% at 95.53.