Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Precision Instruments and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.46% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752), which rose 5.50% or 78.00 points to trade at 1,497.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812) added 3.63% or 82.50 points to end at 2,354.50 and Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6178) was up 3.58% or 46.00 points to 1,332.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:2502), which fell 4.03% or 234.00 points to trade at 5,570.00 at the close. Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830) declined 3.47% or 149.00 points to end at 4,151.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was down 2.23% or 97.00 points to 4,255.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2632 to 1024 and 210 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.75% to 18.57 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.11% or 0.08 to $72.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $77.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $1,986.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 150.60, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 163.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 104.25.