Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Power, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Mining sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.68%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731), which rose 2.47% or 40.00 points to trade at 1,658.50 at the close. Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064) added 2.13% or 52.50 points to end at 2,521.50 and SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:9412) was up 1.95% or 14.00 points to 731.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which lost 3.37% or 189.00 points to trade at 5,414.00 in late trade. Z Holdings Corp (TYO:4689) declined 2.99% or 12.70 points to end at 412.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) shed 2.69% or 116.00 points to 4,195.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2020 to 1579 and 267 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.01% to 17.26.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.51% or 0.46 to $90.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.32% or 0.30 to hit $93.60 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 7.30 to trade at $1,946.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.45% to 148.24, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 157.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 105.23.