Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.52%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding , Precision Instruments and Retail sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.52%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331 ), which rose 4.21% or 50.50 points to trade at 1,250.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801 ) added 3.62% or 215.00 points to end at 6,155.00 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:8750 ) was up 3.53% or 138.00 points to 4,051.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201 ), which fell 4.01% or 15.00 points to trade at 358.90 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436 ) declined 3.30% or 41.00 points to end at 1,203.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432 ) was down 3.27% or 82.50 points to 2,437.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1874 to 1695 and 286 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201 ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.01% or 15.00 to 358.90. Shares in SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436 ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.30% or 41.00 to 1,203.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 10.50% to 22.95.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.16% or 0.11 to $68.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.12% or 0.09 to hit $72.69 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.97% or 25.91 to trade at $2,687.41 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 1.06% to 149.94, while EUR/JPY fell 0.80% to 158.65.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 105.76.

Source: Investing.com