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Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.59% By Stuffsearth.com

Stuffsearth.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 declined 0.59%.

The best performers of the session on the were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:), which rose 9.29% or 39.10 points to trade at 460.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 6.71% or 237.00 points to end at 3,769.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:) was up 6.64% or 117.50 points to 1,886.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were M3 Inc (TYO:), which fell 13.53% or 248.00 points to trade at 1,585.50 at the close. Kyocera Corp. (TYO:) declined 10.42% or 183.00 points to end at 1,573.00 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 6.82% or 27.70 points to 378.40.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2371 to 1224 and 243 ended unchanged.

Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.64% or 117.50 to 1,886.00. Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.82% or 27.70 to 378.40.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 11.79% to 25.97.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.52% or 0.36 to $68.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.51% or 0.37 to hit $72.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 6.15 to trade at $2,794.65 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.32% to 152.92, while EUR/JPY fell 0.38% to 165.91.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 104.02.

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