Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.22%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Communication , Steel and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830 ), which rose 5.49% or 249.00 points to trade at 4,781.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:8802 ) added 4.10% or 84.50 points to end at 2,145.50 and Tokyu Fudosan (TYO:3289 ) was up 4.06% or 36.50 points to 936.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7911 ), which fell 7.29% or 303.00 points to trade at 3,855.00 at the close. Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308 ) declined 5.02% or 58.50 points to end at 1,106.50 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:9064 ) was down 3.77% or 67.50 points to 1,723.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2190 to 1439 and 257 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.92% to 21.12.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.29% or 0.20 to $69.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.52% or 0.38 to hit $72.50 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 12.01 to trade at $2,620.11 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.31% to 156.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.15% to 162.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 108.02.

Source: Investing.com