Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Communication and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.64% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which rose 12.76% or 51.30 points to trade at 453.40 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) added 10.86% or 264.50 points to end at 2,700.00 and Canon Inc (TYO:7751) was up 6.67% or 289.00 points to 4,622.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723), which lost 5.48% or 141.50 points to trade at 2,442.00 in late trade. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) declined 4.77% or 1,385.00 points to end at 27,625.00 and Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) shed 4.11% or 1,100.00 points to 25,640.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1798 to 1773 and 303 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 15.83% to 22.02 a new 3-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.09% or 0.07 to $78.35 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $82.45 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 12.30 to trade at $2,365.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 153.71, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 166.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 104.09.