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 rose 0.17% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901), which rose 2.76% or 138.0 points to trade at 5138.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) added 2.74% or 258.0 points to end at 9671.0 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) was up 2.30% or 54.0 points to 2401.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which fell 4.00% or 70.0 points to trade at 1682.0 at the close. IHI Corp. (T:7013) declined 3.33% or 53.0 points to end at 1537.0 and Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) was down 3.14% or 41.0 points to 1265.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1845 to 1641 and 199 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.58.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.28% or 0.12 to $42.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.22% or 0.10 to hit $44.86 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.97% or 19.05 to trade at $1951.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 106.81, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 125.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 93.343.