Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506), which rose 7.56% or 260.0 points to trade at 3700.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 5.71% or 95.0 points to end at 1759.0 and Otsuka Holdings Ltd (T:4578) was up 4.53% or 240.0 points to 5535.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which fell 5.50% or 205.0 points to trade at 3520.0 at the close. Kyocera Corp. (T:6971) declined 2.70% or 170.0 points to end at 6125.0 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) was down 2.54% or 54.0 points to 2074.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2053 to 1444 and 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) rose to 5-year highs; rising 7.56% or 260.0 to 3700.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.85% to 20.11.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.41% or 0.21 to $51.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.15% or 0.09 to hit $59.82 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.90 to trade at $1229.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 113.43, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 129.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 96.780.