Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Insurance, Mining and Rubber sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.94% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Unitika, Ltd. (TOKYO:3103), which rose 2.82% or 2.0 points to trade at 73.0 at the close. Softbank Corp. (TOKYO:9984) added 2.21% or 165.0 points to end at 7642.0 and Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8804) was up 1.98% or 34.0 points to 1748.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4911), which lost 5.07% or 151.0 points to trade at 2828.0 in late trade. NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO:8630) declined 4.78% or 213.5 points to end at 4248.5 and Denso Corp. (TOKYO:6902) shed 4.71% or 283.0 points to 5729.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1598 to 280 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.35% to 20.27.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.78% or 0.32 to $40.95 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.64% or 0.30 to hit $46.86 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.95% or 10.70 to trade at $1138.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 124.05, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 138.06.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 96.44.