Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Power, Finance & Investment and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 3.55% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 6.90% or 12.0 points to trade at 186.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Softbank Corp. (T:9984) added 0.82% or 44.0 points to end at 5410.0 and KDDI Corp. (T:9433) was up 0.80% or 24.0 points to 3030.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Panasonic Corp. (T:6752), which fell 12.13% or 125.4 points to trade at 908.1 at the close. IHI Corp. (T:7013) declined 7.14% or 17.0 points to end at 221.0 and Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) was down 6.90% or 44.0 points to 594.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1817 to 73 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.90% or 44.0 to 594.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 18.71% to 26.96.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.47% or 0.18 to $38.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.27% or 0.11 to hit $40.22 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1235.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 112.34, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 127.90.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.04% at 94.61.