Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Fishery and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 4.74% or 169.0 points to trade at 3732.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) added 3.37% or 156.0 points to end at 4780.0 and JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) was up 3.06% or 19.5 points to 657.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502), which fell 5.03% or 265.0 points to trade at 5000.0 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) declined 4.01% or 28.0 points to end at 670.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was down 3.87% or 104.0 points to 2585.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2284 to 1108 and 156 ended unchanged.
Shares in Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.03% or 265.0 to 5000.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.79% to 21.63.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.33% or 0.21 to $63.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.32% or 0.22 to hit $68.11 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.50 to trade at $1328.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 107.40, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 131.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 90.18.