Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Transport, Power and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 4.66% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503), which rose 1.11% or 14.5 points to trade at 1321.5 at the close. Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) added 0.09% or 2.5 points to end at 2838.5 and Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) was down 0.51% or 5.0 points to 973.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ebara Corp. (T:6361), which lost 8.05% or 315.0 points to trade at 3600.0 in late trade. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 7.92% or 360.0 points to end at 4185.0 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) shed 7.85% or 255.0 points to 2995.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3411 to 135 and 44 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.27% to 20.64 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.09% or 0.70 to $65.00 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.96% or 0.66 to hit $69.57 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.01% or 13.40 to trade at $1340.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.31% to 104.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.15% to 129.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 89.31.