Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.02%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.02%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Oji Holdings Corp. (TYO:3861), which rose 11.23% or 62.70 points to trade at 620.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO:7832) added 7.09% or 237.00 points to end at 3,579.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 5.81% or 515.00 points to 9,380.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Omron Cor (TYO:6645), which fell 5.63% or 292.00 points to trade at 4,892.00 at the close. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) declined 5.18% or 452.00 points to end at 8,278.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) was down 4.12% or 98.50 points to 2,291.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2079 to 1473 and 315 ended unchanged.

Shares in Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO:7832) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.09% or 237.00 to 3,579.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.71% to 22.40.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.07% or 0.05 to $70.07 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $73.44 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 1.21 to trade at $2,710.61 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 152.76, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 159.80.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 106.80.