Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Communication, Glass and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 3.08% or 100.0 points to trade at 3350.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 2.50% or 40.0 points to end at 1640.0 and Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) was up 2.26% or 105.0 points to 4742.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704), which fell 8.93% or 500.0 points to trade at 5100.0 at the close. Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) declined 7.71% or 395.0 points to end at 4725.0 and Kubota Corp. (T:6326) was down 7.04% or 116.5 points to 1538.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2275 to 1222 and 203 ended unchanged.
Shares in Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) fell to 52-week lows; falling 8.93% or 500.0 to 5100.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.15% to 17.78.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.11% or 0.06 to $54.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.28% or 0.18 to hit $64.75 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 4.05 to trade at $1317.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 110.31, while EUR/JPY fell 0.34% to 124.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 96.990.