Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.11%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Electrical/Machinery, Transportation Equipment and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.11%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301), which rose 4.59% or 49.00 points to trade at 1,116.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) added 4.06% or 349.00 points to end at 8,948.00 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) was up 3.97% or 96.00 points to 2,515.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), which fell 5.55% or 39.00 points to trade at 664.00 at the close. Softbank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) declined 3.86% or 244.00 points to end at 6,075.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) was down 3.19% or 146.00 points to 4,437.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1856 to 1609 and 323 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.44% to 18.50 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.13% or 0.11 to $81.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.16% or 0.14 to hit $89.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.85 to trade at $1,765.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 139.92, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 145.11.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 106.49.