Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Marine Transport, Power and Banking sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 2.27% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which rose 4.49% or 256.0 points to trade at 5962.0 at the close. Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) added 4.44% or 92.0 points to end at 2165.0 and Terumo Corp. (T:4543) was up 3.72% or 190.0 points to 5300.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which lost 9.07% or 199.0 points to trade at 1996.0 in late trade. Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715) declined 6.94% or 164.0 points to end at 2200.0 and Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301) shed 5.71% or 237.0 points to 3916.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3038 to 474 and 79 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.16% to 30.97.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.03% or 0.63 to $60.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.74% or 0.48 to hit $64.33 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1320.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.33% to 109.10, while EUR/JPY rose 0.56% to 133.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 90.06.