© Reuters. Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.47%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the declined 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:), which rose 8.22% or 57.70 points to trade at 759.70 at the close. Meanwhile, T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) added 7.46% or 162.50 points to end at 2,342.00 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:) was up 7.18% or 193.50 points to 2,888.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 9.59% or 60.40 points to trade at 569.20 at the close. Omron Cor (TYO:) declined 9.50% or 800.00 points to end at 7,617.00 and Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:) was down 3.93% or 740.00 points to 18,095.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2310 to 1325 and 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 7.46% or 162.50 to 2,342.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.98% to 18.83.
Crude oil for September delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $80.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $83.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 3.25 to trade at $1,948.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 139.50, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 152.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 101.72.