Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Mining and Electrical/Machinery 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 Konami Corp. (T:9766), which rose 4.20% or 150.0 points to trade at 3725.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Shimizu Corp. (T:1803) added 3.71% or 36.0 points to end at 1007.0 and Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208) was up 2.93% or 6.0 points to 211.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702), which fell 6.09% or 25.5 points to trade at 393.5 at the close. Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) declined 3.72% or 81.0 points to end at 2097.0 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) was down 3.39% or 67.0 points to 1910.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1289 to 586 and 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Konami Corp. (T:9766) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.20% or 150.0 to 3725.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.11% to 26.66.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.27% or 0.11 to $41.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.14% or 0.06 to hit $43.90 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.43% or 5.30 to trade at $1231.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 109.43, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 123.22.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 94.92.