Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Machinery and Chemical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506), which rose 2.57% or 80.0 points to trade at 3195.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) added 2.32% or 245.0 points to end at 10795.0 and Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (T:8766) was up 2.19% or 119.0 points to 5556.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253), which fell 6.31% or 116.0 points to trade at 1721.0 at the close. Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) declined 6.04% or 158.0 points to end at 2460.0 and Rakuten Inc (T:4755) was down 5.95% or 50.2 points to 792.8.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2330 to 1146 and 197 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.67% to 22.39.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.10% or 0.07 to $68.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.13% or 0.10 to hit $79.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1229.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 112.39, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 128.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 95.77.