Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.80%

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 0.80% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the were Z Holdings Corp (TYO:), which rose 2.93% or 10.50 points to trade at 368.30 at the close. Meanwhile, CyberAgent Inc (TYO:) added 2.79% or 30.00 points to end at 1,105.00 and Nichirei Corp. (TYO:) was up 2.43% or 65.00 points to 2,740.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (TYO:), which fell 6.27% or 306.00 points to trade at 4,572.00 at the close. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 6.20% or 316.00 points to end at 4,782.00 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:) was down 6.18% or 154.00 points to 2,337.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3041 to 624 and 168 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.76% to 19.42.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.56% or 0.38 to $67.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.71% or 0.52 to hit $74.21 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.53% or 10.25 to trade at $1,921.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.39% to 132.88, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 141.01.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 104.13.