Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (TYO:4901), which rose 3.56% or 128.00 points to trade at 3,727.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) added 3.41% or 293.00 points to end at 8,889.00 and Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:8804) was up 3.29% or 96.00 points to 3,012.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920), which fell 8.36% or 1,800.00 points to trade at 19,730.00 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) declined 7.52% or 116.00 points to end at 1,427.50 and M3 Inc (TYO:2413) was down 6.68% or 158.50 points to 2,212.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2319 to 1298 and 229 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:8804) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.29% or 96.00 to 3,012.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.31% to 24.10.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.29% or 0.19 to $65.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.13% or 0.09 to hit $69.51 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.43 to trade at $3,770.67 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 149.75, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 174.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 98.02.
Source: Investing.com
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