Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.21% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704), which rose 3.15% or 155.0 points to trade at 5080.0 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) added 1.09% or 10.0 points to end at 929.0 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) was up 0.94% or 25.0 points to 2683.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252), which lost 4.97% or 102.0 points to trade at 1950.0 in late trade. CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) declined 4.63% or 210.0 points to end at 4330.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) shed 3.51% or 79.0 points to 2172.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2981 to 587 and 172 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 19.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.02% or 0.01 to $55.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.29% or 0.17 to hit $59.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 3.45 to trade at $1524.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.27% to 106.17, while EUR/JPY rose 0.39% to 118.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 97.792.