Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Textile, Power and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752), which rose 11.28% or 124.0 points to trade at 1223.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) added 5.67% or 65.0 points to end at 1211.0 and Kao Corp. (T:4452) was up 5.14% or 397.0 points to 8115.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952), which fell 7.85% or 134.0 points to trade at 1572.0 at the close. Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) declined 7.00% or 78.0 points to end at 1037.0 and Kyocera Corp. (T:6971) was down 6.57% or 493.0 points to 7007.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2073 to 1300 and 201 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 11.28% or 124.0 to 1223.0. Shares in Kao Corp. (T:4452) rose to all time highs; rising 5.14% or 397.0 to 8115.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.28% to 17.20.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.61% or 0.40 to $66.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.42% or 0.29 to hit $69.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 3.80 to trade at $1351.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 109.75, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 137.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 88.55.