Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Transportation Equipment and Marine Transport sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.27% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shimizu Corp. (T:1803), which rose 8.16% or 74.0 points to trade at 981.0 at the close. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) added 8.11% or 140.0 points to end at 1865.5 and Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715) was up 6.67% or 90.0 points to 1439.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which lost 14.13% or 140.0 points to trade at 851.0 in late trade. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) declined 13.86% or 81.5 points to end at 506.5 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) shed 10.34% or 132.0 points to 1145.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1760 to 1738 and 209 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.67% to 16.76.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.71% or 0.44 to $62.14 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.63% or 0.44 to hit $70.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.35 to trade at $1285.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 109.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 123.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 97.167.