Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which rose 4.75% or 99.0 points to trade at 2182.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Rakuten Inc (T:4755) added 4.50% or 49.0 points to end at 1138.0 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) was up 3.21% or 164.0 points to 5276.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which fell 4.72% or 44.8 points to trade at 904.0 at the close. Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) declined 3.93% or 125.0 points to end at 3055.0 and JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) was down 3.77% or 19.8 points to 505.6.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1854 to 1627 and 242 ended unchanged.
Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.75% or 99.0 to 2182.0. Shares in Inpex Corp. (T:1605) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.72% or 44.8 to 904.0. Shares in Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.93% or 125.0 to 3055.0. Shares in JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.77% or 19.8 to 505.6.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.59% to 17.71.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.07% or 0.62 to $58.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.00% or 0.68 to hit $68.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.65 to trade at $1282.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 109.50, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 122.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 97.645.