The Nikkei 225 Index Closes 0.48% Lower

The Nikkei 225 Index fell 304 points or 0.48 percent on Friday to close at 62604 points. Leading the losses are Murata Manufacturing (-5.72%), TDK (-5.70%) and Takara (-5.23%). Top gainers were AEON (4.51%), Shiseido (3.98%) and Sapporo (2.97%).