Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.16% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 3.94% or 40.0 points to trade at 1056.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) added 3.72% or 160.0 points to end at 4465.0 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was up 2.80% or 55.0 points to 2018.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064), which fell 8.37% or 159.0 points to trade at 1740.0 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) declined 2.94% or 170.0 points to end at 5620.0 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) was down 2.16% or 45.0 points to 2042.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1979 to 1425 and 249 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) fell to 5-year lows; falling 8.37% or 159.0 to 1740.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.39.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.00% or 0.58 to $58.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.81% or 0.52 to hit $64.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 6.45 to trade at $1512.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 107.86, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 119.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 97.782.