Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Financial Services and Marine Transport sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.11% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were TDK Corp (T:6762), which rose 4.12% or 300.0 points to trade at 7590.0 at the close. Advantest Corp. (T:6857) added 1.94% or 41.0 points to end at 2153.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) was up 1.70% or 210.0 points to 12570.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which lost 6.31% or 1000.0 points to trade at 14860.0 in late trade. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 5.48% or 75.0 points to end at 1293.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) shed 5.29% or 75.0 points to 1343.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3245 to 443 and 74 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 12.57% to 25.97 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.11% or 0.51 to $46.39 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.90% or 0.49 to hit $54.84 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 2.80 to trade at $1265.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 111.09, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 127.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 95.762.