The Nikkei 225 Index decreased 107 points or 0.17 percent on Thursday to close at 64219 points. The decline was led by Citizen Holdings (-4.14%), Casio Computer (-3.74%) and Inpex (-3.48%). On the upside, the strongest performers were Nitori Holdings (7.45%), Sumitomo Heavy Inds. (5.44%) and Toho Zinc (5.23%).