Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Insurance, Paper & Pulp and Rubber sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.92%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Marubeni Corp., which rose 4.09% or 103.50 points to trade at 2,635.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sompo Holdings Inc added 4.08% or 258.00 points to end at 6,578.00 and Chiba Bank Ltd was up 3.80% or 32.80 points to 895.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp., which fell 6.86% or 1,365.00 points to trade at 18,530.00 at the close. Tokyo Electron Ltd. declined 4.57% or 940.00 points to end at 19,620.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. was down 4.12% or 290.00 points to 6,746.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2145 to 1489 and 214 ended unchanged.

Shares in Marubeni Corp. rose to all time highs; gaining 4.09% or 103.50 to 2,635.00. Shares in Sompo Holdings Inc rose to all time highs; gaining 4.08% or 258.00 to 6,578.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.14% to 20.09.

Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.39% or 0.28 to $72.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.41% or 0.32 to hit $76.80 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 5.60 to trade at $1,939.30 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 141.78, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 155.77.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 101.71.