Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.15% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.15% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Investing.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 fell 1.15%.

The best performers of the session on the were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:), which rose 1.74% or 22.0 points to trade at 1284.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:) added 1.57% or 11.0 points to end at 710.0 and Konami Corp. (T:) was up 0.96% or 60.0 points to 6290.0 in late trade.