Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Textile, Power and Glass sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.69%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752), which rose 11.28% or 124.0 points to trade at 1223.0 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) added 5.67% or 65.0 points to end at 1211.0 and Kao Corp. (T:4452) was up 5.14% or 397.0 points to 8115.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952), which lost 7.85% or 134.0 points to trade at 1572.0 in late trade. Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) declined 7.00% or 78.0 points to end at 1037.0 and Kyocera Corp. (T:6971) shed 6.57% or 493.0 points to 7007.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2073 to 1300 and 201 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.28% to 17.20.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.64% or 0.42 to $66.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.42% or 0.29 to hit $69.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 3.80 to trade at $1351.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 109.75, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 137.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 88.55.