Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Power and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which rose 5.12% or 506.00 points to trade at 10,380.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:3382) added 4.86% or 115.50 points to end at 2,490.00 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) was up 3.48% or 244.00 points to 7,259.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO:5706), which fell 6.80% or 330.00 points to trade at 4,524.00 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983) declined 6.53% or 3,400.00 points to end at 48,700.00 and Otsuka Holdings Ltd (TYO:4578) was down 4.17% or 351.00 points to 8,063.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2229 to 1341 and 298 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) rose to all time highs; rising 5.12% or 506.00 to 10,380.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.56% to 24.31 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.65% or 0.48 to $74.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.65% or 0.50 to hit $77.42 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.44% or 11.80 to trade at $2,702.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 158.31, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 162.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 109.18.
