Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper&Pulp, Railway&Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.21% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704), which rose 3.15% or 155.0 points to trade at 5080.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) added 1.09% or 10.0 points to end at 929.0 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) was up 0.94% or 25.0 points to 2683.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252), which fell 4.97% or 102.0 points to trade at 1950.0 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) declined 4.63% or 210.0 points to end at 4330.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was down 3.51% or 79.0 points to 2172.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2981 to 587 and 172 ended unchanged.
Shares in Familymart Ltd (T:8028) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.51% or 79.0 to 2172.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 19.09.
Crude oil for September delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $55.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.29% or 0.17 to hit $59.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.65 to trade at $1524.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 106.19, while EUR/JPY rose 0.39% to 118.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 97.795.
