Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Trading, Insurance and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 12.78% or 40.0 points to trade at 353.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) added 7.88% or 232.0 points to end at 3175.0 and Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) was up 7.19% or 35.0 points to 522.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JGC Corp. (T:1963), which fell 8.59% or 158.0 points to trade at 1681.0 at the close. Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) declined 7.71% or 107.0 points to end at 1280.0 and Minebea Co., Ltd. (T:6479) was down 7.19% or 73.0 points to 942.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2377 to 666 and 267 ended unchanged.
Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.88% or 232.0 to 3175.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 13.06% to 25.54 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.20% or 0.09 to $44.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.15% or 0.07 to hit $46.42 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.53% or 6.85 to trade at $1296.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 103.30, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 114.62.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.11% at 97.30.