Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Marine Transport, Power and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.27% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which rose 4.49% or 256.0 points to trade at 5962.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) added 4.44% or 92.0 points to end at 2165.0 and Terumo Corp. (T:4543) was up 3.72% or 190.0 points to 5300.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which fell 9.07% or 199.0 points to trade at 1996.0 at the close. Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715) declined 6.94% or 164.0 points to end at 2200.0 and Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301) was down 5.71% or 237.0 points to 3916.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3038 to 474 and 79 ended unchanged.
Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.07% or 199.0 to 1996.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.16% to 30.97.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.03% or 0.63 to $60.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.74% or 0.48 to hit $64.33 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.20 to trade at $1320.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.33% to 109.10, while EUR/JPY rose 0.55% to 133.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 90.06.