Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Fishery and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 14.07% or 362.0 points to trade at 2935.0 at the close. Meanwhile, TDK Corp (T:6762) added 5.70% or 620.0 points to end at 11490.0 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) was up 3.91% or 151.0 points to 4017.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which fell 4.87% or 190.0 points to trade at 3715.0 at the close. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) declined 4.86% or 975.0 points to end at 19080.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was down 4.33% or 390.0 points to 8615.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1991 to 1403 and 183 ended unchanged.
Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) rose to all time highs; up 14.07% or 362.0 to 2935.0. Shares in TDK Corp (T:6762) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.70% or 620.0 to 11490.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.84% to 15.69.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.18% or 0.12 to $66.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.58% or 0.44 to hit $75.50 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.50 to trade at $1303.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.15% to 110.46, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 128.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 94.80.