Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.16%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.16%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704), which rose 13.52% or 820.00 points to trade at 6,885.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering&Shipbuilding (TYO:7003) added 12.64% or 55.00 points to end at 490.00 and Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) was up 10.47% or 246.50 points to 2,600.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were JGC Corp. (TYO:1963), which fell 11.65% or 215.50 points to trade at 1,634.50 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) declined 11.54% or 83.00 points to end at 636.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) was down 10.53% or 162.00 points to 1,376.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1896 to 1733 and 232 ended unchanged.

Shares in Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.47% or 246.50 to 2,600.50.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.45% to 20.03.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.48% or 0.36 to $76.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.55% or 0.44 to hit $80.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 7.55 to trade at $1,962.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 151.38, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 161.48.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 105.76.