Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Automobiles&Parts, Real Estate and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.03% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503), which rose 5.28% or 63.00 points to trade at 1,257.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:8354) added 4.77% or 139.00 points to end at 3,050.00 and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (TYO:8725) was up 4.33% or 180.00 points to 4,335.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which fell 4.49% or 400.00 points to trade at 8,500.00 at the close. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) declined 3.97% or 135.00 points to end at 3,265.00 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) was down 3.84% or 22.00 points to 551.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2537 to 1059 and 242 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:8354) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.77% or 139.00 to 3,050.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.08% to 20.74.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.11% or 0.86 to $78.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.61% or 1.30 to hit $82.28 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.53% or 9.50 to trade at $1,804.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 132.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.39% to 140.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 103.97.
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