Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Communication and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which rose 6.09% or 63.0 points to trade at 1098.0 at the close. Meanwhile, DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) added 5.18% or 138.0 points to end at 2801.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 4.90% or 141.0 points to 3020.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (T:8830), which fell 2.73% or 103.0 points to trade at 3674.0 at the close. Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) declined 2.46% or 120.0 points to end at 4755.0 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) was down 2.11% or 22.0 points to 1019.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1862 to 1428 and 191 ended unchanged.
Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.90% or 141.0 to 3020.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.68% to 19.21.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.40% or 0.22 to $55.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $61.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 3.93 to trade at $1282.13 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.42% to 112.59, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 132.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.61.