Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Pharmaceutical Industry and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which rose 4.07% or 119.0 points to trade at 3040.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) added 3.43% or 24.0 points to end at 723.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was up 3.37% or 17.0 points to 522.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (T:9432), which fell 2.49% or 136.0 points to trade at 5332.0 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) declined 2.46% or 22.0 points to end at 872.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) was down 2.35% or 140.0 points to 5820.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1940 to 1245 and 277 ended unchanged.
Shares in Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) rose to all time highs; up 3.43% or 24.0 to 723.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.51% to 15.14.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.91% or 0.43 to $46.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.78% or 0.41 to hit $52.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.18 to trade at $1324.38 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 110.06, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 130.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 92.66.