Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Manufacturing, Paper & Pulp and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983), which rose 2.11% or 770.0 points to trade at 37270.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) added 1.87% or 7.0 points to end at 381.5 and Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) was up 1.62% or 55.0 points to 3455.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 5.16% or 92.0 points to trade at 1690.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 4.52% or 69.0 points to end at 1459.0 and Obayashi Corp. (T:1802) was down 3.90% or 42.0 points to 1036.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1859 to 1120 and 367 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.87% or 7.0 to 381.5. Shares in Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.62% or 55.0 to 3455.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.46% to 17.55.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.40% or 0.21 to $52.82 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.42% or 0.23 to hit $55.31 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.25 to trade at $1228.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 114.20, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 120.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 102.06.