Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.87%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Insurance , Financial Services and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.87%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519 ), which rose 3.53% or 237.00 points to trade at 6,954.00 at the close. Meanwhile, DIC Corp (TYO:4631 ) added 2.77% or 95.00 points to end at 3,520.00 and Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO:7974 ) was up 2.43% or 216.00 points to 9,119.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107 ), which fell 5.80% or 130.50 points to trade at 2,121.00 at the close. Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920 ) declined 5.23% or 855.00 points to end at 15,505.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101 ) was down 5.15% or 275.00 points to 5,062.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2672 to 975 and 228 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.35% to 21.79.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.22% or 0.16 to $73.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.22% or 0.17 to hit $76.33 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 9.89 to trade at $2,682.29 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 158.18, while EUR/JPY fell 0.24% to 162.99.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 109.00.

Source: Investing.com