Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.18% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925), which rose 5.09% or 156.0 points to trade at 3223.0 at the close. Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604) added 4.93% or 18.0 points to end at 383.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was up 4.20% or 240.0 points to 5950.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098), which lost 3.12% or 110.0 points to trade at 3412.0 in late trade. IHI Corp. (T:7013) declined 2.79% or 56.0 points to end at 1952.0 and NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630) shed 2.17% or 91.0 points to 4108.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1813 to 1632 and 263 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.36.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.34% or 0.73 to $55.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.24% or 0.72 to hit $58.95 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 5.85 to trade at $1525.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 106.21, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 117.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 98.083.