Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Transport, Automobiles & Parts and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.41% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which rose 7.59% or 42.40 points to trade at 601.00 at the close. Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (TYO:5233) added 6.30% or 218.00 points to end at 3,677.00 and Okuma Corp. (TYO:6103) was up 4.79% or 160.00 points to 3,500.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432), which fell 7.23% or 201.00 points to trade at 2,578.50 in late trade. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:8804) declined 6.15% or 152.50 points to end at 2,328.00 and Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO:7974) down 4.26% or 409.00 points to 9,181.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 2087 to 1483 and 292 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.59% or 42.40 to 601.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.73% to 23.88.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.39% or 0.30 to $78.15 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.18% or 0.15 to hit $81.44 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 8.14 to trade at $2,742.76 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 155.58, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 160.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 108.97.