Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Mining and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which rose 3.98% or 360.0 points to trade at 9400.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 3.45% or 260.0 points to end at 7800.0 and Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) was up 2.80% or 280.0 points to 10280.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fanuc Corp. (T:6954), which fell 5.79% or 1320.0 points to trade at 21460.0 at the close. Nikon Corp. (T:7731) declined 4.25% or 58.0 points to end at 1307.0 and Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) was down 3.67% or 220.0 points to 5780.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1947 to 1554 and 275 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.79% or 1320.0 to 21460.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 13.43% to 24.36.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.82% or 0.75 to $91.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.79% or 0.73 to hit $92.24 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 8.05 to trade at $1893.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 115.06, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 130.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 95.750.