Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Transport and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 4.84% or 169.0 points to trade at 3664.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) added 4.26% or 155.0 points to end at 3795.0 and Olympus Corp. (T:7733) was up 4.02% or 155.0 points to 4015.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502), which fell 3.41% or 152.0 points to trade at 4300.0 at the close. Kao Corp. (T:4452) declined 2.99% or 252.0 points to end at 8190.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) was down 2.85% or 120.0 points to 4090.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1755 to 1595 and 206 ended unchanged.
Shares in Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.41% or 152.0 to 4300.0. Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.85% or 120.0 to 4090.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.53% to 17.09.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.24% or 0.16 to $67.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.17% or 0.13 to hit $77.69 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.00 to trade at $1299.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 109.16, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 127.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 94.03.