Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Food and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983), which rose 6.00% or 2810.0 points to trade at 49610.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 4.11% or 36.0 points to end at 912.0 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) was up 4.07% or 46.0 points to 1175.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674), which fell 5.57% or 34.0 points to trade at 576.0 at the close. Familymart Ltd (T:8028) declined 4.90% or 380.0 points to end at 7370.0 and Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) was down 4.49% or 40.0 points to 850.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1936 to 1427 and 208 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.00% or 2810.0 to 49610.0. Shares in Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.11% or 36.0 to 912.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.78% to 15.72.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.69% or 0.44 to $63.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.39% or 0.27 to hit $68.99 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.40 to trade at $1327.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 111.34, while EUR/JPY rose 0.37% to 134.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 91.52.