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 lost 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702), which rose 9.35% or 735.0 points to trade at 8598.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) added 4.58% or 330.0 points to end at 7530.0 and NTT Data Corp. (T:9613) was up 2.81% or 39.0 points to 1429.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (T:2002), which fell 10.74% or 262.0 points to trade at 2177.0 at the close. Omron Cor (T:6645) declined 7.45% or 430.0 points to end at 5340.0 and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) was down 5.23% or 190.0 points to 3445.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2194 to 1232 and 288 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.35% or 735.0 to 8598.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.18.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.37% or 0.21 to $56.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $63.45 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 4.35 to trade at $1419.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 108.66, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 121.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.602.