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

The Japanese stock market lost 1.81% at the Tokyo close, putting it at a 52-week high.

These were the best performers of the session Inpex Corp. (T:), unchanged 0%, or 0 points trades at 1146.0 by the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:), unchanged 0% or zero points to finish at 5412.0 Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd Late trade (T): was unchanged at 0%, or 0 points to 2993.2 in T:

Softbank Group Corp., (T:) was the worst performer of the session. It traded at 5154.0 close at 0% or zero points. AGC Inc (T.) unchanged at 0% or 0.0 points to close at 5390.0. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. T: was 0%, or 0 points to 2379.0.

By 2560 to 1092, falling stocks outnumbered those advancing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 151 was unchanged.

T: Shares of Inpex Corp. (T) remain unchanged at 3-year highs. Unchanged 0%, 0 or 1146.0.

The was unchanged at 0% to 27.59 for the, which is used to measure implied volatility of Nikkei options 225.

Crude oil rose by 3.68% to $93.53 for April delivery. Brent oil rose 1.95 or 2.10% to $94.94 per barrel in commodity trading. The April Gold Futures contract rose 0.633%, or 12.05, to $1911.85 an ounce.

USD/JPY was stable at 114.74 %, and EUR/JPY stable at 129.79 % 0%.

At 96.112, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.10%.