Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.09%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Fishery , Marine Transport and Food sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keio Corp. (TYO:9008 ), which rose 17.52% or 588.00 points to trade at 3,944.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801 ) added 13.46% or 873.00 points to end at 7,358.00 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402 ) was up 13.07% or 110.50 points to 956.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were M3 Inc (TYO:2413 ), which fell 6.28% or 95.00 points to trade at 1,418.50 at the close. Minebea Mitsumi Inc (TYO:6479 ) declined 6.04% or 172.50 points to end at 2,685.50 and Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843 ) was down 5.51% or 1,030.00 points to 17,655.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2653 to 953 and 240 ended unchanged.

Shares in Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801 ) rose to 5-year highs; up 13.46% or 873.00 to 7,358.00. Shares in Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402 ) rose to 5-year highs; up 13.07% or 110.50 to 956.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.95% to 23.09 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.32% or 0.23 to $71.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.44% or 0.33 to hit $75.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 13.40 to trade at $2,662.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.40% to 154.01, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 165.51.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 104.82.

Source: Investing.com