Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Electrical/Machinery and Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.65%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (TYO:5233), which rose 5.61% or 183.00 points to trade at 3,447.00 at the close. Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) added 5.20% or 132.00 points to end at 2,670.50 and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9502) was up 4.36% or 73.50 points to 1,757.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which lost 4.91% or 267.00 points to trade at 5,173.00 in late trade. Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO:7832) declined 3.80% or 126.00 points to end at 3,194.00 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) shed 3.21% or 780.00 points to 23,530.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2148 to 1390 and 297 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.34% to 27.14.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.11% or 0.08 to $70.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $74.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 7.60 to trade at $2,698.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.00% to 149.63, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 162.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 103.42.