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 declined 1.80% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which rose 12.33% or 620.0 points to trade at 5650.0 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 6.91% or 380.0 points to end at 5880.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 6.44% or 225.0 points to 3720.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which lost 13.75% or 62.0 points to trade at 389.0 in late trade. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) declined 10.77% or 228.0 points to end at 1889.0 and JTEKT Corp. (T:6473) shed 8.91% or 101.0 points to 1032.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2937 to 649 and 155 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 23.25 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.53% or 0.39 to $73.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.55% or 0.41 to hit $74.69 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.70 to trade at $1830.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 109.54, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 130.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 91.873.