Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were IHI Corp. (T:7013), which rose 4.71% or 16.5 points to trade at 366.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) added 4.34% or 193.0 points to end at 4637.0 and Inpex Corp. (T:1605) was up 4.02% or 43.5 points to 1126.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which fell 1.96% or 155.0 points to trade at 7759.9 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 1.69% or 31.0 points to end at 1803.0 and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T:5101) was down 1.13% or 24.0 points to 2108.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2165 to 898 and 286 ended unchanged.
Shares in IHI Corp. (T:7013) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.71% or 16.5 to 366.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.30% to 19.87 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.61% or 0.83 to $52.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.42% or 0.78 to hit $55.67 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.04% or 13.05 to trade at $1266.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 110.57, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 117.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 100.66.