Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Paper & Pulp and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.90%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411), which rose 2.37% or 43.0 points to trade at 1858.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) added 1.08% or 5.0 points to end at 470.0 and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) was up 0.96% or 57.0 points to 5981.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Minebea Co., Ltd. (T:6479), which fell 5.04% or 57.0 points to trade at 1075.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 4.73% or 49.0 points to end at 988.0 and Itochu Corp. (T:8001) was down 4.61% or 69.0 points to 1429.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1581 to 296.
Shares in Minebea Co., Ltd. (T:6479) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.04% or 57.0 to 1075.0. Shares in Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.08% or 5.0 to 470.0. Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.73% or 49.0 to 988.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.81% to 23.05.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.33% or 0.12 to $34.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.69% or 0.26 to hit $37.15 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.65% or 6.80 to trade at $1056.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.60% to 121.82, while EUR/JPY fell 0.28% to 132.32.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.44% at 98.76.