Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Banking and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.64%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332), which rose 4.46% or 24.0 points to trade at 562.0 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) added 3.46% or 18.0 points to end at 538.0 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) was up 3.01% or 17.0 points to 582.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (T:8031), which lost 7.51% or 105.5 points to trade at 1299.5 in late trade. Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) declined 6.70% or 13.0 points to end at 181.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) shed 5.02% or 12.0 points to 227.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1235 to 566 and 89 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.38% to 23.60.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.16% or 0.46 to $39.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.74% or 0.30 to hit $40.17 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.59% or 7.20 to trade at $1216.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.37% to 112.80, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 126.02.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 96.20.