Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.25% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the lost 0.25%.

The best performers of the session on the were Chiyoda Corp. (T:), which rose 14.27% or 135.0 points to trade at 1081.0 at the close. Meanwhile, JGC Corp. (T:) added 6.20% or 148.0 points to end at 2537.0 and Rakuten Inc (T:) was up 4.53% or 44.2 points to 1020.5 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:), which fell 4.86% or 43.0 points to trade at 841.5 at the close. JX Holdings, Inc. (T:) declined 4.36% or 33.6 points to end at 736.9 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:) was down 4.27% or 207.6 points to 4652.5.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1840 to 1494 and 246 ended unchanged.

Shares in Chiyoda Corp. (T:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 14.27% or 135.0 to 1081.0. Shares in JGC Corp. (T:) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.20% or 148.0 to 2537.0.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.76% to 16.78.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.08% or 0.05 to $65.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $70.42 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.56% or 7.70 to trade at $1355.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.37% to 109.01, while EUR/JPY rose 0.35% to 136.12.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 88.61.