Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:6703), which rose 5.73% or 55.00 points to trade at 1,015.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 4.15% or 217.00 points to end at 5,445.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) was up 2.70% or 155.00 points to 5,900.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ube Industries, Ltd. (TYO:4208), which fell 3.52% or 84.50 points to trade at 2,317.50 at the close. Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) declined 2.37% or 46.50 points to end at 1,916.50 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was down 2.35% or 125.00 points to 5,197.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2438 to 1186 and 228 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 12.12% to 22.76 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.32% or 0.26 to $82.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.21% or 0.18 to hit $84.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.65 to trade at $1,833.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.26% to 148.88, while EUR/JPY rose 0.23% to 157.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 106.13.