Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as in the sectors led shares .
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 unchanged 0.00% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (T:8830), which rose 2.07% or 60.0 points to trade at 2965.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 1.96% or 35.0 points to end at 1824.0 and Nippon Steel&Sumitomo Metal Corp. (T:5401) was up 1.60% or 38.8 points to 2462.2 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which fell 5.71% or 12.0 points to trade at 198.2 at the close. The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) declined 3.79% or 54.0 points to end at 1371.5 and Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) was down 3.52% or 27.0 points to 739.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2283 to 744 and 309 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.61% to 22.75 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.41% or 0.22 to $52.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $55.64 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.89% or 11.35 to trade at $1289.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 108.88, while EUR/JPY fell 0.11% to 115.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 100.49.