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Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the fell 1.32% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 4.66% or 114.00 points to trade at 2,561.50 at the close. Meanwhile, GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:) added 4.37% or 135.00 points to end at 3,225.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:) was up 2.82% or 39.00 points to 1,423.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp. (TYO:), which fell 6.11% or 346.00 points to trade at 5,319.00 at the close. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 4.96% or 225.00 points to end at 4,309.00 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:) was down 4.40% or 40.80 points to 885.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1813 to 1795 and 251 ended unchanged.
Shares in Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.66% or 114.00 to 2,561.50. Shares in GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.37% or 135.00 to 3,225.00. Shares in Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.96% or 225.00 to 4,309.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.28% to 16.23 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.29% or 0.23 to $79.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.31% or 0.26 to hit $83.17 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.60% or 14.10 to trade at $2,350.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.48% to 156.85, while EUR/JPY fell 0.58% to 169.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 105.06.
