Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.72%

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 lost 1.72% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the were CyberAgent Inc (T:), which rose 15.83% or 580.0 points to trade at 4245.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Unitika, Ltd. (T:) added 15.59% or 53.0 points to end at 393.0 and Omron Cor (T:) was up 1.29% or 80.0 points to 6290.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 19.26% or 1500.0 points to trade at 6290.0 at the close. Advantest Corp. (T:) declined 6.44% or 390.0 points to end at 5670.0 and IHI Corp. (T:) was down 5.59% or 155.0 points to 2617.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3212 to 485 and 99 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.88.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.48% or 0.79 to $52.54 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.46% or 0.86 to hit $58.05 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 10.85 to trade at $1581.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 108.83, while EUR/JPY fell 0.11% to 119.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 97.880.

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