Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Power, Machinery and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.32%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 4.19% or 13.0 points to trade at 323.5 at the close. Comsys Holdings Corp. (T:1721) added 3.76% or 115.0 points to end at 3175.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 2.38% or 65.0 points to 2791.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which lost 4.87% or 55.5 points to trade at 1084.5 in late trade. NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630) declined 4.32% or 195.0 points to end at 4315.0 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) shed 2.89% or 48.0 points to 1612.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2145 to 1206 and 207 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.07% to 14.74 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.25% or 0.14 to $56.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.58% or 0.36 to hit $62.80 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.80% or 10.00 to trade at $1258.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 112.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 133.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.50.