Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.11% 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 declined 1.11%.

The best performers of the session on the were Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:), which rose 4.25% or 108.00 points to trade at 2,650.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) added 3.57% or 19.00 points to end at 551.40 and Shizuoka Bank Ltd (TYO:) was up 3.52% or 29.00 points to 852.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 5.10% or 410.00 points to trade at 7,630.00 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 4.99% or 380.00 points to end at 7,240.00 and Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:) was down 4.76% or 400.00 points to 8,010.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2499 to 1063 and 228 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.25% or 108.00 to 2,650.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.47% to 20.18.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.38% or 0.32 to $85.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.66% or 0.60 to hit $91.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 9.05 to trade at $1,668.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 143.35, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 143.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 109.61.