Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.34%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.34%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which rose 14.27% or 700.00 points to trade at 5,607.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamaha Corp. (TYO:7951) added 9.29% or 308.00 points to end at 3,624.00 and IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) was up 8.20% or 312.00 points to 4,119.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064), which fell 11.86% or 239.00 points to trade at 1,777.00 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976) declined 8.84% or 322.00 points to end at 3,321.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) was down 6.44% or 85.50 points to 1,242.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2070 to 1538 and 248 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) rose to 5-year highs; rising 14.27% or 700.00 to 5,607.00. Shares in Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064) fell to 3-years lows; falling 11.86% or 239.00 to 1,777.00. Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.20% or 312.00 to 4,119.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 8.07% to 20.75 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.46% or 0.36 to $79.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.31% or 0.26 to hit $83.84 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 0.85 to trade at $2,323.15 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 155.70, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 167.25.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 105.49.