Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.13%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Insurance, Pharmaceutical Industry and Power sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.13%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735), which rose 2.83% or 320.00 points to trade at 11,640.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007) added 2.25% or 37.00 points to end at 1,682.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) was up 2.25% or 43.00 points to 1,954.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004), which fell 4.15% or 36.00 points to trade at 831.00 at the close. DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:5714) declined 2.92% or 125.00 points to end at 4,160.00 and Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) was down 2.79% or 99.00 points to 3,448.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1826 to 1679 and 321 ended unchanged.

Shares in Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.79% or 99.00 to 3,448.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 10.18% to 20.48.

Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.44% or 0.31 to $70.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.37% or 0.28 to hit $76.19 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 5.90 to trade at $1,990.00 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.35% to 130.35, while EUR/JPY fell 0.36% to 141.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.23.