Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Manufacturing and Marine Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which rose 8.55% or 552.0 points to trade at 7005.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) added 4.60% or 25.0 points to end at 568.0 and Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) was up 3.68% or 94.0 points to 2650.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kubota Corp. (T:6326), which fell 8.29% or 152.0 points to trade at 1682.5 at the close. Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:5901) declined 5.04% or 107.0 points to end at 2016.0 and Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) was down 5.00% or 268.0 points to 5088.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2546 to 851 and 198 ended unchanged.
Shares in Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) rose to all time highs; rising 8.55% or 552.0 to 7005.0. Shares in Kubota Corp. (T:6326) fell to 52-week lows; falling 8.29% or 152.0 to 1682.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.26% to 15.73.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.94% or 0.65 to $68.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.33% or 0.24 to hit $73.21 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.00 to trade at $1225.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.37% to 111.24, while EUR/JPY fell 0.32% to 128.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 94.88.