Japan's stock market closed Friday trading lower amid negative dynamics on the part of the pharmaceutical industry, the mining and power industries sectors.
At the close on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nikkei 225 fell 0.37%.
The leaders of growth among the Nikkei 225 index components were the shares of Konami Corp. (T: 9766), which went up by 150.0 p. (4.20%), closing at 3725.0. Quotes of Shimizu Corp. (T: 1803) rose 36.0 p. (3.71%), ending trading at 1007.0. Shares of Ube Industries, Ltd. (T: 4208) rose 6.0 p. (2.93%), closing at 211.0.
Leaders of falling were shares of Fujitsu Ltd. (T: 6702), the price of which has fallen by 25.5 p. (6.09%), ending the session at around 393.5. Shares of Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T: 6952) rose 81.0 p. (3.72%), closing at 2097.0, and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T: 6770) decreased in price by 67.0 p, (3.39%) and closed trading at around 1910.0.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the number of cheapened securities (1289) exceeded the number closed in positive territory (586), and the quotes of 126 shares remained virtually unchanged.
Shares of Konami Corp. (T: 9766) rose to a 3-year high, rising 4.20%, 150.0 p, and finished trading at around 3725.0.
The Volatility index – Nikkei Volatility, which is based on options trading indicators on the Nikkei 225, rose 2.11% to reach 26.66.
Futures for WTI crude oil for May delivery added 0.27%, or 0.11, reaching $ 41.61 per barrel. As for other commodities, the price of Brent for June delivery rose 0.14%, or 0.06, to $ 43.90 a barrel. Gold futures for June delivery rose 0.43%, or 5.30, to $ 1231.80 per ounce.
Meanwhile USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 109.43, and EUR/JPY fell 0.01%, reaching 123.22.
USD index fell 0.02% to 94.92.