Japanese stocks fell 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 was down 0.52%.
The best performers 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) gained 3.62% or 215.00 points to close at 6,155.00 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:8750) gained 3.53% or 138.00 points to 4,051.00 in late trade.
The worst performers were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201), which fell 4.01% or 15.00 points to close at 358.90. SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) fell 3.30% or 41.00 points to close at 1,203.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) dropped 3.27% or 82.50 points to 2,437.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,874 to 1,695, with 286 ending unchanged.
Source: Investing.com
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