TOKYO: Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Retail, Electrical/Machinery and Rubber sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.38%.
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The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4151), which rose 7.10% or 110.0 points to trade at 1659.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6952) added 4.13% or 96.0 points to end at 2419.0 and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (TOKYO:9432) was up 3.68% or 158.5 points to 4465.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9983), which fell 6.00% or 3450.0 points to trade at 54010.0 at the close. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6770) declined 4.30% or 155.0 points to end at 3450.0 and Unitika, Ltd. (TOKYO:3103) was down 3.51% or 2.0 points to 55.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 978 to 904.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.44% to 24.62 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.68% or 0.89 to $53.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.48% or 0.87 to hit $59.48 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.17% or 2.00 to trade at $1161.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.47% to 121.91, while EUR/JPY rose 1.09% to 135.38.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.39% at 96.30.
