Japan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Rubber, and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors pushed shares down.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.79%.

Best Performers

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp (TYO:6503): +14.18% (338.50 points) to 2,726.00
• Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752): +8.52% (105.50 points) to 1,343.50
• Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407): +6.37% (67.50 points) to 1,127.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920): -16.44% (3,860.00 points) to 19,615.00
• Subaru Corp (TYO:7270): -11.50% (320.00 points) to 2,461.50
• Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702): -9.04% (268.00 points) to 2,695.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2814 to 830, with 199 ending unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 11.79% to 25.97.

Commodities Market

• Crude oil for December delivery: +1.92% ($70.59 a barrel)
• Brent oil for January: +1.79% ($74.11 a barrel)
• December Gold Futures: +0.48% ($2,762.60 a troy ounce)

Currency Exchange

• USD/JPY: up 0.31% to 152.49
• EUR/JPY: up 0.21% to 165.82

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 103.92.