Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 3.67% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Haseko Corp (T:1808), which rose 7.25% or 94.0 points to trade at 1390.0 at the close. ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) added 0.29% or 8.5 points to end at 2907.5 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) was down 0.55% or 65.0 points to 11715.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which lost 9.66% or 31.0 points to trade at 290.0 in late trade. Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) declined 7.26% or 149.0 points to end at 1904.0 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) shed 7.08% or 149.0 points to 1955.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3707 to 85 and 23 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 31.40 a new 52-week high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was down 2.72% or 1.28 to $45.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 2.53% or 1.31 to hit $50.42 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.11% or 18.25 to trade at $1624.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.55% to 108.98, while EUR/JPY fell 0.51% to 119.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 98.343.