Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.65%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Electrical/Machinery and Machinery sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.65%.

The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.

The worst performers of the session were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which fell 4.91% or 267.00 points to trade at 5,173.00 at the close. 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) was down 3.21% or 780.00 points to 23,530.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2148 to 1390 and 297 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.34% to 27.14.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.13% or 0.09 to $70.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $74.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 6.80 to trade at $2,698.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 149.62, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 162.41.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 103.42.