Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Transportation Equipment and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.46%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which rose 3.16% or 18.70 points to trade at 611.30 at the close. Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752) added 2.99% or 50.50 points to end at 1,738.00 and Minebea Mitsumi Inc (TYO:6479) was up 2.77% or 71.00 points to 2,634.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which lost 5.79% or 1,215.00 points to trade at 19,775.00 in late trade. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) declined 5.62% or 1,150.00 points to end at 19,300.00 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) shed 4.87% or 760.00 points to 14,840.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2086 to 1460 and 295 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.96% to 20.01.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.98% or 0.74 to $76.39 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.90% or 0.72 to hit $80.36 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.20 to trade at $1,969.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.62% to 140.94, while EUR/JPY rose 0.63% to 156.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 100.61.