Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Marine Transport, Mining and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Furukawa Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5715), which rose 5.34% or 15.0 points to trade at 296.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:3863) added 4.03% or 85.0 points to end at 2196.0 and Oji Holdings Corp. (TOKYO:3861) was up 3.87% or 22.0 points to 590.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Comsys Holdings Corp. (TOKYO:1721), which fell 4.01% or 71.0 points to trade at 1699.0 at the close. Amada Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6113) declined 3.90% or 48.0 points to end at 1183.0 and Kubota Corp. (TOKYO:6326) was down 3.80% or 80.5 points to 2036.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1001 to 877.
Shares in Furukawa Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5715) rose to 3-years highs; rising 5.34% or 15.0 to 296.0. Shares in Oji Holdings Corp. (TOKYO:3861) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.87% or 22.0 to 590.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 10.10% to 17.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.53% or 0.23 to $42.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.12% or 0.06 to hit $49.57 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.04% or 0.50 to trade at $1116.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.11% to 124.31, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 138.67.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.00% at 96.37.