Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.76%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Power, Paper & Pulp and Communication sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.76%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902), which rose 7.29% or 40.90 points to trade at 602.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Nidec Corp (TYO:6594) added 4.64% or 138.50 points to end at 3,123.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) was up 1.78% or 25.50 points to 1,455.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which fell 6.32% or 40.00 points to trade at 593.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) declined 4.25% or 90.00 points to end at 2,030.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was down 3.78% or 194.00 points to 4,945.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3083 to 594 and 197 ended unchanged.

Shares in Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) rose to 3-years highs; rising 7.29% or 40.90 to 602.10.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 27.80.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.48% or 0.34 to $70.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.47% or 0.35 to hit $74.73 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 7.80 to trade at $2,741.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 151.97, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 164.40.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 103.98.