Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.40% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.40% By Investing.com – Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the fell 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:), which rose 4.68% or 52.0 points to trade at 1163.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Oji Holdings Corp. (T:) added 4.47% or 29.0 points to end at 678.0 and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (T:) was up 4.38% or 170.0 points to 4055.0 in late trade.