Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.30%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nissui Corp (TYO:1332), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 863.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Denka Co Ltd (TYO:4061) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 2,054.50 and DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:5714) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 4,800.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nissui Corp (TYO:1332), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 863.30 at the close. Denka Co Ltd (TYO:4061) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 2,054.50 and DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:5714) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 4,800.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.86% to 22.69 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.56% or 0.37 to $66.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.44% or 0.30 to hit $68.94 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 17.82 to trade at $3,343.52 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.40% to 146.85, while EUR/JPY rose 0.25% to 171.56.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 97.48.