Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Communication, Shipbuilding and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.39% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which rose 3.43% or 185.0 points to trade at 5577.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861) added 3.02% or 22.0 points to end at 751.0 and Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) was up 2.15% or 68.5 points to 3256.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which fell 5.94% or 285.0 points to trade at 4515.0 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 5.88% or 100.0 points to end at 1600.0 and Canon Inc (T:7751) was down 5.62% or 191.0 points to 3206.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2632 to 939 and 149 ended unchanged.
Shares in Canon Inc (T:7751) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.62% or 191.0 to 3206.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 15.66% to 29.17 a new 6-months high.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.67% or 0.45 to $66.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.36% or 0.28 to hit $76.61 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.84% or 10.30 to trade at $1239.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 112.04, while EUR/JPY fell 0.34% to 127.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 96.38.