Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Rubber, Transportation Equipment and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 4.58% or 160.0 points to trade at 3650.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) added 3.60% or 88.0 points to end at 2531.0 and Haseko Corp (T:1808) was up 3.56% or 62.00 points to 1804.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yamaha Corp. (T:7951), which fell 3.23% or 150.0 points to trade at 4490.0 at the close. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (T:4183) declined 3.19% or 115.0 points to end at 3492.5 and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703) was down 2.95% or 48.0 points to 1577.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2164 to 1211 and 202 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.13% to 16.12.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.11% or 0.71 to $63.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.88% or 0.61 to hit $68.70 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 5.10 to trade at $1332.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.29% to 110.78, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 135.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 90.12.