Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Warehousing and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sekisui House, Ltd. (T:1928), which rose 4.88% or 88.0 points to trade at 1892.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 3.54% or 350.0 points to end at 10245.0 and Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407) was up 3.51% or 46.0 points to 1357.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406), which fell 7.74% or 86.0 points to trade at 1025.5 at the close. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7012) declined 4.36% or 155.0 points to end at 3402.5 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) was down 4.00% or 16.0 points to 384.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1859 to 1481 and 218 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.00% or 16.0 to 384.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 8.40% to 25.09.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.18% or 0.11 to $60.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.25% or 0.16 to hit $63.77 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.60 to trade at $1319.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.47% to 106.71, while EUR/JPY rose 0.50% to 131.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 90.14.