Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Services and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506), which rose 4.85% or 136.0 points to trade at 2938.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Inpex Corp. (T:1605) added 2.81% or 34.5 points to end at 1263.5 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) was up 2.61% or 180.0 points to 7080.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which fell 8.61% or 400.0 points to trade at 4245.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 7.96% or 131.0 points to end at 1515.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 7.62% or 123.0 points to 1492.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2479 to 1036 and 174 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.30% to 22.60.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.59% or 0.90 to $57.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.65% or 1.10 to hit $67.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 2.90 to trade at $1217.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.31% to 113.30, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 128.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 96.66.