Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.78%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.78%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012 ), which rose 7.26% or 333.00 points to trade at 4,918.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405 ) added 4.18% or 78.50 points to end at 1,955.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911 ) was up 4.14% or 133.00 points to 3,345.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503 ), which fell 4.72% or 84.50 points to trade at 1,705.00 at the close. Konami Corp. (TYO:9766 ) declined 3.80% or 535.00 points to end at 13,550.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802 ) was down 3.61% or 198.00 points to 5,285.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2348 to 1232 and 262 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405 ) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.18% or 78.50 to 1,955.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.65% to 26.73.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.59% or 0.41 to $69.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.54% or 0.39 to hit $72.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 13.05 to trade at $2,593.65 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.49% to 141.09, while EUR/JPY fell 0.50% to 156.27.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 101.14.

Source: Investing.com