Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 3.13% or 10.0 points to trade at 329.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sony Corp (T:6758) added 3.07% or 164.0 points to end at 5498.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) was up 2.19% or 50.0 points to 2331.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which fell 4.07% or 44.0 points to trade at 1038.0 at the close. Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) declined 2.16% or 70.0 points to end at 3175.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) was down 1.88% or 280.0 points to 14630.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2272 to 1201 and 231 ended unchanged.
Shares in Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.16% or 70.0 to 3175.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.90.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.44% or 0.23 to $52.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $61.30 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.20% or 16.15 to trade at $1359.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 108.19, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 122.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.018.