Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.04%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.04%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering&Shipbuilding (TYO:7003), which rose 4.49% or 32.00 points to trade at 744.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) added 3.66% or 189.00 points to end at 5,351.00 and Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) was up 3.40% or 291.00 points to 8,844.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004), which fell 3.21% or 97.00 points to trade at 2,926.00 at the close. Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4005) declined 3.14% or 11.00 points to end at 339.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was down 2.87% or 117.00 points to 3,956.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1887 to 1723 and 279 ended unchanged.

Shares in Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.40% or 291.00 to 8,844.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.65% to 21.20.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.77% or 0.56 to $73.04 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.55% or 0.43 to hit $78.31 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 7.25 to trade at $2,013.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 147.82, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 161.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 102.95.