Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.85%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.85%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523), which rose 7.37% or 707.00 points to trade at 10,305.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:6703) added 4.62% or 38.00 points to end at 861.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was up 3.55% or 114.00 points to 3,325.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762), which fell 7.30% or 65.00 points to trade at 825.00 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976) declined 3.40% or 150.00 points to end at 4,260.00 and Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704) was down 3.36% or 235.00 points to 6,760.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2479 to 1093 and 250 ended unchanged.

Shares in Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.37% or 707.00 to 10,305.00. Shares in Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:6703) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.62% or 38.00 to 861.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.03% to 21.15.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.28% or 0.20 to $72.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.25% or 0.19 to hit $77.14 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.05 to trade at $1,960.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.24% to 139.80, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 149.63.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.00.