Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Power, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731), which rose 2.47% or 40.00 points to trade at 1,658.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064) added 2.13% or 52.50 points to end at 2,521.50 and SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:9412) was up 1.95% or 14.00 points to 731.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 3.37% or 189.00 points to trade at 5,414.00 at the close. Z Holdings Corp (TYO:4689) declined 2.99% or 12.70 points to end at 412.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was down 2.69% or 116.00 points to 4,195.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2020 to 1579 and 267 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.01% to 17.26.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.50% or 0.45 to $90.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.32% or 0.30 to hit $93.60 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 7.35 to trade at $1,946.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.45% to 148.24, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 157.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 105.23.