Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Insurance, Communication and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.63% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which rose 2.67% or 115.0 points to trade at 4420.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) added 2.39% or 19.0 points to end at 815.0 and Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) was up 2.35% or 105.0 points to 4580.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sekisui House, Ltd. (T:1928), which fell 3.10% or 58.5 points to trade at 1831.0 at the close. Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) declined 2.99% or 15.9 points to end at 515.9 and Olympus Corp. (T:7733) was down 2.89% or 110.0 points to 3690.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2052 to 1132 and 272 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.39% or 19.0 to 815.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.83% to 17.21.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.08% or 0.04 to $49.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.48% or 0.26 to hit $54.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 8.72 to trade at $1359.02 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.76% to 107.63, while EUR/JPY fell 0.55% to 129.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 91.22.