Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.98%

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 declined 0.98%.

The best performers of the session on the were Chiyoda Corp. (T:), which rose 5.38% or 15.0 points to trade at 294.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (T:) added 2.54% or 160.0 points to end at 6460.0 and Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (T:) was up 2.33% or 60.0 points to 2632.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 4.35% or 106.0 points to trade at 2331.0 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:) declined 3.89% or 14.0 points to end at 346.0 and Rakuten Inc (T:) was down 3.80% or 35.0 points to 886.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2636 to 959 and 196 ended unchanged.

Shares in Advantest Corp. (T:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.54% or 160.0 to 6460.0.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.26.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.62% or 0.92 to $55.82 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.33% or 0.84 to hit $62.37 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.35 to trade at $1555.35 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 109.58, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 121.53.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.300.

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