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.

Source: Investing.com