Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.63% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 2.97% or 13.0 points to trade at 451.0 at the close. Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) added 2.23% or 17.0 points to end at 780.0 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) was up 2.05% or 215.0 points to 10695.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Daikin Industries, Ltd. (T:6367), which lost 2.96% or 650.0 points to trade at 21300.0 in late trade. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 2.90% or 160.0 points to end at 5360.0 and Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) shed 2.84% or 755.0 points to 25830.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1904 to 1601 and 252 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.26.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.55% or 0.40 to $73.34 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.36% or 0.27 to hit $74.39 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.65 to trade at $1801.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 110.05, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 130.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 92.495.