Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Trading, Marine Transport and Mining sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.18% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502), which rose 1.56% or 72.0 points to trade at 4676.0 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) added 1.22% or 1.0 points to end at 83.0 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) was up 1.08% or 9.0 points to 839.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which lost 3.98% or 37.0 points to trade at 893.0 in late trade. Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (T:6503) declined 3.69% or 63.0 points to end at 1643.0 and NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630) shed 3.35% or 145.0 points to 4180.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2613 to 639 and 213 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.41% to 14.98.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.30% or 0.14 to $47.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.20% or 0.10 to hit $51.13 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.49% or 6.32 to trade at $1298.72 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.45% to 109.09, while EUR/JPY fell 0.30% to 128.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 93.46.