Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.80%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.80%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211), which rose 4.16% or 16.40 points to trade at 410.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Omron Cor (TYO:6645) added 3.72% or 180.00 points to end at 5,015.00 and Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) was up 3.44% or 28.70 points to 862.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which fell 4.30% or 280.00 points to trade at 6,232.00 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) declined 3.97% or 253.00 points to end at 6,122.00 and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (TYO:5802) was down 3.96% or 121.00 points to 2,931.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2041 to 1517 and 307 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.51% to 22.23.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.04% or 0.03 to $68.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.12% or 0.09 to hit $72.00 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 12.69 to trade at $2,661.09 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 149.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.28% to 158.47.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 105.85.