Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Communication and Glass sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ebara Corp. (T:6361), which rose 12.56% or 415.0 points to trade at 3720.0 at the close. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 8.09% or 149.0 points to end at 1990.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) was up 6.20% or 131.0 points to 2243.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which lost 6.39% or 204.0 points to trade at 2986.0 in late trade. GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) declined 5.82% or 31.0 points to end at 502.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) shed 4.89% or 130.0 points to 2530.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2458 to 953 and 201 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.92% to 14.32 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.22% or 0.15 to $66.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $72.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 4.60 to trade at $1215.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 110.84, while EUR/JPY fell 0.87% to 126.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 95.94.