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 0.63% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 2.97% or 13.0 points to trade at 451.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) added 2.23% or 17.0 points to end at 780.0 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) was up 2.05% or 215.0 points to 10695.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daikin Industries, Ltd. (T:6367), which fell 2.96% or 650.0 points to trade at 21300.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 2.90% or 160.0 points to end at 5360.0 and Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) was down 2.84% or 755.0 points to 25830.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1904 to 1601 and 252 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.26.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.56% or 0.41 to $73.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.36% or 0.27 to hit $74.39 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.65 to trade at $1801.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 110.05, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 130.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 92.495.