Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which rose 9.90% or 186.0 points to trade at 2064.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) added 7.13% or 337.0 points to end at 5064.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 6.41% or 22.0 points to 365.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407), which fell 7.64% or 91.0 points to trade at 1100.0 at the close. Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) declined 5.24% or 132.0 points to end at 2387.0 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was down 4.07% or 65.0 points to 1533.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2337 to 1257 and 188 ended unchanged.
Shares in Olympus Corp. (T:7733) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.90% or 186.0 to 2064.0. Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.07% or 65.0 to 1533.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 17.65.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.12% or 0.06 to $51.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.18% or 0.10 to hit $55.03 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.15 to trade at $1569.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 109.91, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 120.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 98.385.