Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.09%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Fishery, Marine Transport and Food sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.09%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keio Corp. (TYO:9008), which rose 17.52% or 588.00 points to trade at 3,944.00 at the close. Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801) added 13.46% or 873.00 points to end at 7,358.00 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) was up 13.07% or 110.50 points to 956.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which lost 6.28% or 95.00 points to trade at 1,418.50 in late trade. Minebea Mitsumi Inc (TYO:6479) declined 6.04% or 172.50 points to end at 2,685.50 and Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843) shed 5.51% or 1,030.00 points to 17,655.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2653 to 953 and 240 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.95% to 23.09 a new 1-month low.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.36% or 0.26 to $71.95 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.48% or 0.36 to hit $75.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.47% or 12.70 to trade at $2,663.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.41% to 154.00, while EUR/JPY fell 0.26% to 165.50.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 104.82.