Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Insurance, Banking and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 15.27% or 173.0 points to trade at 1306.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) added 11.47% or 460.0 points to end at 4470.0 and Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) was up 4.85% or 54.0 points to 1168.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were KDDI Corp. (T:9433), which fell 6.65% or 208.0 points to trade at 2922.0 at the close. Rakuten Inc (T:4755) declined 5.49% or 59.5 points to end at 1025.0 and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (T:9432) was down 5.39% or 305.0 points to 5351.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2196 to 1165 and 199 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) rose to 5-year highs; rising 15.27% or 173.0 to 1306.0. Shares in Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) rose to 5-year highs; up 11.47% or 460.0 to 4470.0. Shares in Rakuten Inc (T:4755) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.49% or 59.5 to 1025.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.31% to 14.40 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.39% or 0.22 to $57.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $63.38 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.50 to trade at $1258.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 112.18, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 132.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 93.49.