Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Communication, Shipbuilding and Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.39% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which rose 3.43% or 185.0 points to trade at 5577.0 at the close. Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861) added 3.02% or 22.0 points to end at 751.0 and Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) was up 2.15% or 68.5 points to 3256.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which lost 5.94% or 285.0 points to trade at 4515.0 in late trade. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 5.88% or 100.0 points to end at 1600.0 and Canon Inc (T:7751) shed 5.62% or 191.0 points to 3206.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2632 to 939 and 149 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 15.66% to 29.17 a new 6-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.70% or 0.47 to $66.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.35% or 0.27 to hit $76.62 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.84% or 10.30 to trade at $1239.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.33% to 112.05, while EUR/JPY fell 0.34% to 127.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 96.38.