Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which rose 16.95% or 150.00 points to trade at 1,035.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) added 4.88% or 160.00 points to end at 3,436.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 4.45% or 322.00 points to 7,551.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436), which fell 3.93% or 43.00 points to trade at 1,051.00 at the close. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) declined 3.56% or 304.00 points to end at 8,226.00 and M3 Inc (TYO:2413) was down 3.13% or 65.00 points to 2,014.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1914 to 1629 and 303 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) rose to 52-week highs; up 16.95% or 150.00 to 1,035.00. Shares in Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.45% or 322.00 to 7,551.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.65% to 22.80.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.69% or 0.47 to $67.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.79% or 0.55 to hit $69.22 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.49% or 49.70 to trade at $3,393.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.48% to 143.84, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 165.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 98.36.
Source: Investing.com
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