Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 unchanged

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as in the sectors propelled shares .

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 unchanged 0.00%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 7.83% or 148.0 points to trade at 2039.0 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 6.50% or 146.0 points to end at 2392.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) was up 6.35% or 188.0 points to 3150.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205), which lost 3.78% or 34.0 points to trade at 866.0 in late trade. Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) declined 3.15% or 250.0 points to end at 7692.0 and Olympus Corp. (T:7733) shed 2.14% or 48.0 points to 2194.5.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1948 to 1567 and 242 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.87.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.37% or 0.18 to $48.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.25% or 0.13 to hit $51.37 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 4.80 to trade at $1882.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 103.51, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 126.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 90.250.