Japan equities were down after the closing of the session; the Nikkei 225 was down 1.89%.
Japan equities were down after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Fishery and Rubber sectors drove shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 shed 1.89 percent.
The strongest performers of the day on the Nikkei 225 were IHI Corp. (TYO:7013), which surged 3.87 percent or 135.00 points to settle at 3,620.00 at the closing.Meanwhile, Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004) climbed 2.18 percent or 17.00 points to conclude at 798.00 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) was up 2.00 percent or 52.00 points to 2,657.00 in the late session.
The worst performers of the day were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064), which plummeted 4.95 percent or 119.00 points to trade at 2,283.00 at the closing.Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was down 4.78 percent or 440.00 points to 8,770.00.
Falling equities outpaced gaining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2544 to 994 and 215 finished unchanged.
Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) surged to 3-year highs, increasing 3.87 percent, or 135.00 to 3,620.00.Shares of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9531) climbed to 52-week highs, rising 2.00 percent, or 52.00, to 2,657.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which gauges the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.51 percent to 23.10.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.66 percent, or 0.71, to $107.75 a barrel.Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July increased 1.10 percent or 1.20 to touch $110.31 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract dipped 0.27 percent or 4.93 to settle at $1,810.97 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04 percent to 128.18, while EUR/JPY increased 0.10 percent to 134.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.07 percent at 103.79.
