Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Railway & Bus and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.14% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which rose 6.25% or 270.00 points to trade at 4,590.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) added 4.49% or 340.00 points to end at 7,904.00 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) was up 3.67% or 95.50 points to 2,700.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795), which fell 4.37% or 78.00 points to trade at 1,707.00 at the close. Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) declined 3.50% or 110.00 points to end at 3,030.00 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) was down 2.70% or 12.00 points to 433.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1793 to 1776 and 247 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.25% or 270.00 to 4,590.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.16% to 24.32 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.18% or 0.20 to $112.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.14% or 0.17 to hit $118.86 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 7.60 to trade at $1,954.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.41% to 121.82, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 134.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 98.60.