Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Pharmaceutical Industry and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.86%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keio Corp. (TYO:9008), which rose 2.38% or 103.00 points to trade at 4,436.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007) added 1.86% or 38.50 points to end at 2,108.00 and Canon Inc (TYO:7751) was up 1.61% or 60.00 points to 3,777.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568), which fell 7.01% or 270.00 points to trade at 3,579.00 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) declined 5.85% or 453.00 points to end at 7,290.00 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506) was down 5.01% or 273.00 points to 5,179.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2730 to 924 and 204 ended unchanged.
Shares in Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.01% or 270.00 to 3,579.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.71% to 21.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.41% or 0.36 to $86.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.64% or 0.59 to hit $90.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 5.65 to trade at $1,962.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 149.77, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 157.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 106.36.
