Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Manufacturing and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which rose 7.45% or 182.50 points to trade at 2,633.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (TYO:8306) added 5.72% or 120.50 points to end at 2,226.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) was up 4.08% or 137.00 points to 3,497.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436), which fell 6.13% or 75.50 points to trade at 1,157.00 at the close. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) declined 4.89% or 575.00 points to end at 11,175.00 and M3 Inc (TYO:2413) was down 3.50% or 62.50 points to 1,723.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1953 to 1672 and 251 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (TYO:8306) rose to all time highs; rising 5.72% or 120.50 to 2,226.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.79% to 28.16 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.24% or 0.16 to $68.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.19% or 0.14 to hit $72.14 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 7.90 to trade at $3,035.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.53% to 149.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.38% to 161.99.
Source: Investing.com
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