Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.52% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which rose 7.36% or 225.0 points to trade at 3280.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) added 5.28% or 44.0 points to end at 878.0 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) was up 4.84% or 42.0 points to 910.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086), which fell 4.28% or 64.0 points to trade at 1431.0 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) declined 3.69% or 43.0 points to end at 1122.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was down 3.42% or 162.0 points to 4573.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2222 to 986 and 246 ended unchanged.
Shares in Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 7.36% or 225.0 to 3280.0. Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.28% or 44.0 to 878.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.36% to 13.88.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.56% or 0.28 to $49.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.56% or 0.31 to hit $55.16 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 2.96 to trade at $1332.26 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.38% to 110.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.43% to 131.98.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 92.03.