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 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504), which rose 11.78% or 585.0 points to trade at 5550.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) added 9.48% or 620.0 points to end at 7160.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 7.03% or 360.0 points to 5480.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770), which fell 6.41% or 76.0 points to trade at 1110.0 at the close. Panasonic Corp (T:6752) declined 6.20% or 92.0 points to end at 1392.5 and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9502) was down 5.42% or 67.5 points to 1179.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1876 to 1590 and 249 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 11.78% or 585.0 to 5550.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.04.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.27% or 0.22 to $83.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.31% or 0.26 to hit $83.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 5.25 to trade at $1797.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.00% to 113.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 132.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 93.375.