Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Mining, Food and Fishery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 4.79% or 100.0 points to trade at 2188.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) added 4.50% or 370.0 points to end at 8600.0 and Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267) was up 3.55% or 80.5 points to 2351.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (T:6305), which fell 5.30% or 220.0 points to trade at 3930.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 3.58% or 97.0 points to end at 2612.0 and Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) was down 3.09% or 19.0 points to 596.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1759 to 1543 and 245 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) rose to all time highs; rising 4.50% or 370.0 to 8600.0. Shares in Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.55% or 80.5 to 2351.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.23% to 14.68.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.47% or 0.31 to $65.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.52% or 0.40 to hit $76.92 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1302.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.29% to 109.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.62% to 128.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 93.64.