Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Communication and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.64% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which rose 12.76% or 51.30 points to trade at 453.40 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) added 10.86% or 264.50 points to end at 2,700.00 and Canon Inc (TYO:7751) was up 6.67% or 289.00 points to 4,622.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723), which fell 5.48% or 141.50 points to trade at 2,442.00 in late trade. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) declined 4.77% or 1,385.00 points to end at 27,625.00 and Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) down 4.11% or 1,100.00 points to 25,640.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 1798 to 1773 and 303 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Shares in Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.86% or 264.50 to 2,700.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 15.83% to 22.02 a new 3-month high.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.09% or 0.07 to $78.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $82.45 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.53% or 12.50 to trade at $2,366.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 153.71, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 166.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 104.09.