Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.78%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.78%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which rose 7.26% or 333.00 points to trade at 4,918.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405) added 4.18% or 78.50 points to end at 1,955.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was up 4.14% or 133.00 points to 3,345.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503), which fell 4.72% or 84.50 points to trade at 1,705.00 at the close. Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) declined 3.80% or 535.00 points to end at 13,550.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) was down 3.61% or 198.00 points to 5,285.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2348 to 1232 and 262 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.18% or 78.50 to 1,955.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.65% to 26.73.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.59% or 0.41 to $69.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.54% or 0.39 to hit $72.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 13.05 to trade at $2,593.65 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.49% to 141.09, while EUR/JPY fell 0.50% to 156.27.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 101.14.