Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Fishery, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.30% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which rose 3.71% or 138.0 points to trade at 3859.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) added 3.34% or 1140.0 points to end at 35230.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 3.28% or 190.0 points to 5990.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which fell 2.07% or 100.0 points to trade at 4735.0 at the close. Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) declined 2.02% or 15.0 points to end at 728.0 and Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) was down 1.95% or 70.0 points to 3515.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1607 to 1603 and 268 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) rose to all time highs; up 3.28% or 190.0 to 5990.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.21% to 15.01.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.30% or 0.15 to $50.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.18% or 0.10 to hit $57.10 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.49 to trade at $1271.71 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 113.02, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 132.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 93.89.