Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.19pc.

Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper and Pulp, Railway and Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.19 percent. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2337 to 1257 and 188 ended unchanged. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00 percent to 17.65. Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.12 percent or 0.06 to $51.01 a barrel. Elsewhere...