Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Glass sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 6.01% or 42.5 points to trade at 749.4 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (T:6305) added 3.75% or 130.0 points to end at 3600.0 and Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) was up 3.53% or 105.0 points to 3080.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which fell 8.35% or 710.0 points to trade at 7790.0 at the close. Familymart Ltd (T:8028) declined 4.03% or 490.0 points to end at 11660.0 and TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) was down 3.02% or 160.0 points to 5140.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2040 to 1301 and 216 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.80% to 19.89 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.16% or 0.12 to $73.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.53% or 0.41 to hit $78.02 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1251.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 110.73, while EUR/JPY rose 0.92% to 129.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 94.48.