Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.47%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Rubber and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.47%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308), which rose 8.22% or 57.70 points to trade at 759.70 at the close. Meanwhile, T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) added 7.46% or 162.50 points to end at 2,342.00 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:8750) was up 7.18% or 193.50 points to 2,888.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which fell 9.59% or 60.40 points to trade at 569.20 at the close. Omron Cor (TYO:6645) declined 9.50% or 800.00 points to end at 7,617.00 and Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) was down 3.93% or 740.00 points to 18,095.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2310 to 1325 and 210 ended unchanged.

Shares in T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) rose to 5-year highs; rising 7.46% or 162.50 to 2,342.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.98% to 18.83.

Crude oil for September delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $80.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $83.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 3.25 to trade at $1,948.95 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 139.50, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 152.81.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 101.72.