Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Marine Transport and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506), which rose 10.04% or 256.0 points to trade at 2806.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) added 5.45% or 14.3 points to end at 276.9 and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (T:6503) was up 4.66% or 76.6 points to 1720.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TDK Corp. (T:6762), which fell 3.25% or 260.0 points to trade at 7730.0 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 2.84% or 90.0 points to end at 3075.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was down 2.35% or 11.0 points to 458.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1665 to 1479 and 323 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.04% or 256.0 to 2806.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.51% to 12.42 a new 5-year low.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.45% or 0.21 to $47.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.51% or 0.25 to hit $49.55 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.39 to trade at $1246.89 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 111.73, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 130.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 93.99.