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 added 0.18% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which rose 9.10% or 207.0 points to trade at 2482.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 8.03% or 570.0 points to end at 7670.0 and Ebara Corp. (T:6361) was up 4.65% or 138.0 points to 3105.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which fell 3.12% or 277.0 points to trade at 8590.0 at the close. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) declined 2.85% or 155.0 points to end at 5290.0 and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) was down 2.84% or 135.0 points to 4618.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1816 to 1680 and 251 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.03% or 570.0 to 7670.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.45 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.09% or 0.05 to $53.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.35% or 0.21 to hit $59.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 6.25 to trade at $1492.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 108.62, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 120.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 97.320.