Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Warehousing and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301), which rose 2.58% or 60.0 points to trade at 2383.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 2.57% or 5.0 points to end at 199.5 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was up 2.30% or 29.0 points to 1287.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (T:8628), which fell 7.83% or 74.0 points to trade at 871.0 at the close. Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (T:8729) declined 5.06% or 79.0 points to end at 1482.0 and Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) was down 4.79% or 260.0 points to 5170.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1291 to 633 and 139 ended unchanged.
Shares in Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.58% or 60.0 to 2383.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 8.46% to 19.47 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.80% or 0.37 to $45.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.55% or 0.26 to hit $47.39 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.43% or 5.75 to trade at $1338.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 100.82, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 113.02.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.04% at 95.35.