Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as in the sectors led shares .
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 unchanged 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 5.96% or 330.0 points to trade at 5870.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 5.57% or 19.0 points to end at 360.0 and Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) was up 4.53% or 87.0 points to 2007.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064), which fell 10.49% or 283.5 points to trade at 2418.5 at the close. Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925) declined 5.06% or 151.5 points to end at 2844.0 and Seven&i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) was down 3.96% or 152.0 points to 3685.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1947 to 1511 and 247 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.49% or 283.5 to 2418.5. Shares in Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.06% or 151.5 to 2844.0. Shares in Seven&i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.96% or 152.0 to 3685.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.73% to 14.82 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.38% or 0.24 to $64.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $71.95 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $1277.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 111.92, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 125.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 97.132.
