Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Rubber and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099), which rose 7.63% or 250.00 points to trade at 3,528.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) added 4.33% or 100.00 points to end at 2,407.50 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) was up 3.56% or 560.00 points to 16,270.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104), which fell 3.57% or 189.00 points to trade at 5,111.00 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) declined 3.36% or 171.00 points to end at 4,923.00 and Subaru Corp (TYO:7270) was down 3.24% or 117.00 points to 3,490.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2583 to 1074 and 228 ended unchanged.
Shares in Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.63% or 250.00 to 3,528.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.62% to 16.47.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.46% or 0.39 to $83.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.39% or 0.34 to hit $87.09 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 7.65 to trade at $2,372.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.33% to 160.72, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 173.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 104.68.