Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Retail and Chemical sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which rose 2.33% or 4.0 points to trade at 175.5 at the close. Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) added 1.99% or 4.0 points to end at 205.0 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) was up 1.85% or 40.0 points to 2199.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099), which lost 5.08% or 60.0 points to trade at 1120.0 in late trade. JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) declined 4.68% or 104.5 points to end at 2128.5 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) shed 4.54% or 201.0 points to 4231.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2184 to 1048 and 241 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.76% to 13.55 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.06% or 0.03 to $50.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.11% or 0.06 to hit $56.37 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.56 to trade at $1300.36 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.43% to 111.99, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 134.36.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 91.63.