Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Construction, Services and Rubber sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which rose 4.22% or 135.0 points to trade at 3332.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) added 3.48% or 233.0 points to end at 6925.0 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was up 3.07% or 115.0 points to 3855.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4063), which fell 4.86% or 545.0 points to trade at 10670.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) declined 4.83% or 445.0 points to end at 8770.0 and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) was down 4.67% or 238.0 points to 4857.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1809 to 1484 and 264 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.07% or 115.0 to 3855.0. Shares in Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.67% or 238.0 to 4857.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.53% to 16.89.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.07% or 0.05 to $68.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.12% or 0.09 to hit $73.69 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.31% or 4.20 to trade at $1344.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 107.56, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 132.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 89.76.