Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NEC Corp. (T:6701), which rose 4.43% or 180.0 points to trade at 4240.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (T:6857) added 3.27% or 94.0 points to end at 2965.0 and CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) was up 2.09% or 80.0 points to 3905.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 4.30% or 13.0 points to trade at 289.0 at the close. Daikin Industries, Ltd. (T:6367) declined 2.43% or 350.0 points to end at 14065.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was down 2.16% or 70.0 points to 3170.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1882 to 1574 and 259 ended unchanged.
Shares in NEC Corp. (T:6701) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.43% or 180.0 to 4240.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.35.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.42% or 0.25 to $59.18 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.41% or 0.27 to hit $65.40 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 4.95 to trade at $1416.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.11% to 107.67, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 122.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 95.627.