TOKYO: Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Steel, Electrical/Machinery and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:1925), which rose 3.81% or 112.0 points to trade at 3048.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Uny Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8270) added 2.96% or 21.0 points to end at 730.0 and Konami Corp. (TOKYO:9766) was up 2.93% or 76.0 points to 2673.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fujikura Ltd. (TOKYO:5803), which fell 4.36% or 26.0 points to trade at 570.0 at the close. Nitto Denko Co (TOKYO:6988) declined 4.00% or 304.0 points to end at 7294.0 and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (TOKYO:6503) was down 3.96% or 47.5 points to 1150.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1306 to 568 and 2 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 11.97% to 31.70.
