Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transport, Fishery and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.38% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 6.66% or 86.0 points to trade at 1377.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Rakuten Inc (T:4755) added 6.64% or 66.0 points to end at 1060.0 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) was up 5.85% or 130.0 points to 2351.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382), which fell 3.27% or 138.0 points to trade at 4086.0 at the close. Familymart Ltd (T:8028) declined 2.73% or 77.0 points to end at 2739.0 and Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) was down 2.38% or 19.0 points to 781.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2174 to 1281 and 239 ended unchanged.
Shares in Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.27% or 138.0 to 4086.0. Shares in Rakuten Inc (T:4755) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.64% or 66.0 to 1060.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.37% to 16.18.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.35% or 0.22 to $61.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.50% or 0.35 to hit $69.05 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1293.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 111.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 125.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 96.893.