Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday as losses in the .
At the close of trading in Tokyo, the price fell 1.32% and reached a new monthly low.
The best performers of the session were Takashimaya Company, LLC (TYO:) rose 4.66% or 114.00 points to trade at 2561.50 at the close. Meanwhile, GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:) added 4.37% or 135.00 points, ending trading at 3,225.00 and DeNA Company, LLC (TYO:) was up 2.82%, or 39.00 points, at 1423.50 in late trade.
The worst performance of the session was Advantest company. (TYO:), which fell 6.11% or 346.00 points to trade at 5319.00 at the close. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) fell 4.96% or 225.00 points to close at 4,309.00 Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc. (TYO:) fell 4.40%, or 40.80 points, to 885.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange from 1813 to 1795, with 251 ending unchanged.
Shares of Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to a 5-year high; an increase of 4.66% or 114.00 to 2561.50. Shares of GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:) rose to a three-year high; up by 4.37% or from 135.00 to 3,225.00. Shares of Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) fell to a three-year low; a fall of 4.96% or 225.00 to 4309.00.
The index, which measures implied volatility in Nikkei 225 options, fell 3.28% to 16.23, a new six-month low.
Oil for July delivery fell 0.29%, or 0.23, to $79.00 a barrel. In commodities trading, Brent crude for August delivery fell 0.31%, or 0.26, to $83.17 a barrel, while the August gold futures contract fell 0.60%, or 14. 10, and traded at $2,350.00 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.48% to 156.85 and EUR/JPY fell 0.58% to 169.31.
US Dollar Index futures rose 0.02% to 105.06.