Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.30% By Investing.com

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<p>Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.</p>
<p>At the close in Tokyo, the fell 0.30%.</p>
<p>The best performers of the session on the were <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Konica Minolta, Inc. </span></span> (TYO:), which rose 9.75% or 39.40 points to trade at 443.70 at the close. Meanwhile, <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Fujitsu Ltd. </span></span> (TYO:) added 5.98% or 1,260.00 points to end at 22,340.00 and <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. </span></span> (TYO:) was up 5.85% or 80.00 points to 1,448.00 in late trade.</p>
<p>The worst performers of the session were <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Aozora Bank, Ltd. </span></span> (TYO:), which fell 15.92% or 407.00 points to trade at 2,150.00 at the close. <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Mitsubishi Motors Corp. </span></span> (TYO:) declined 5.21% or 24.60 points to end at 448.00 and <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Alps Electric Co., Ltd. </span></span> (TYO:) was down 3.97% or 43.00 points to 1,041.00.</p>
<p>Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2056 to 1579 and 252 ended unchanged.</p>
<p>Shares in Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 15.92% or 407.00 to 2,150.00. Shares in Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.98% or 1,260.00 to 22,340.00. Shares in Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.97% or 43.00 to 1,041.00. </p>
<p>The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.64% to 18.96.</p>
<p>Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.34% or 0.25 to $74.07 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.38% or 0.30 to hit $79.00 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.85 to trade at $2,072.95 a troy ounce.</p>
<p>USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 146.40, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 159.27.</p>
<p>The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 102.85.</p>
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