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 1.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which rose 6.20% or 77.0 points to trade at 1319.0 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) added 5.50% or 22.0 points to end at 422.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) was up 4.76% or 38.0 points to 837.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Otsuka Holdings Ltd (T:4578), which lost 4.34% or 200.0 points to trade at 4410.0 in late trade. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) declined 4.30% or 160.0 points to end at 3559.0 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) shed 4.01% or 69.0 points to 1652.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2438 to 1020 and 211 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.12.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $41.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.05% or 0.02 to hit $44.05 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 6.30 to trade at $1944.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 106.19, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 125.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 92.778.