Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp , Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.88%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO: 6976 ), which rose 6.77% or 159.50 points to trade at 2,514.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO: 8304 ) added 5.75% or 114.50 points to end at 2,105.50 and Haseko Corp (TYO: 1808 ) was up 4.77% or 95.50 points to 2,098.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (TYO: 4755 ), which fell 8.81% or 77.90 points to trade at 806.10 at the close. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO: 4506 ) declined 6.00% or 52.00 points to end at 815.00 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO: 4523 ) was down 5.51% or 214.00 points to 3,667.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2215 to 1431 and 209 ended unchanged.

Shares in Haseko Corp (TYO: 1808 ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.77% or 95.50 to 2,098.50.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.13% to 21.85 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 3.23% or 2.04 to $61.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 3.12% or 2.06 to hit $64.03 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.10% or 35.06 to trade at $3,153.24 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.77% to 145.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.34% to 163.43.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 100.46.