Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233), which rose 7.38% or 255.0 points to trade at 3710.0 at the close. Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) added 7.04% or 173.0 points to end at 2632.0 and Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) was up 6.69% or 105.0 points to 1675.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which lost 15.24% or 64.0 points to trade at 356.0 in late trade. Nikon Corp. (T:7731) declined 9.44% or 195.0 points to end at 1870.0 and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) shed 8.96% or 124.0 points to 1260.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1815 to 1650 and 219 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.79% to 21.15.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.91% or 0.55 to $60.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.78% or 0.55 to hit $70.10 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 3.50 to trade at $1221.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.25% to 113.78, while EUR/JPY fell 0.45% to 129.04.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 96.66.