Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Machinery, Precision Instruments and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which rose 1.61% or 60.0 points to trade at 3790.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (T:8802) added 1.51% or 27.5 points to end at 1846.5 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) was up 1.37% or 18.0 points to 1333.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which fell 7.65% or 75.0 points to trade at 905.0 at the close. Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) declined 5.73% or 18.0 points to end at 296.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) was down 5.46% or 770.0 points to 13345.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2871 to 703 and 144 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.73% or 18.0 to 296.0. Shares in Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.46% or 770.0 to 13345.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.72% to 19.59.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.55% or 0.29 to $52.29 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.88% or 0.54 to hit $60.91 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 4.50 to trade at $1242.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 113.57, while EUR/JPY fell 0.36% to 128.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 97.368.