Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Communication, Transport and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 8.45% or 25.0 points to trade at 321.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (T:6857) added 5.08% or 133.0 points to end at 2752.0 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) was up 4.61% or 54.0 points to 1226.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9502), which fell 1.93% or 30.0 points to trade at 1527.5 at the close. Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) declined 1.93% or 8.0 points to end at 407.0 and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863) was down 1.90% or 36.0 points to 1860.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2404 to 1078 and 229 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.97% to 18.70.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.67% or 0.88 to $53.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.70% or 1.05 to hit $62.72 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.31% or 4.15 to trade at $1338.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 108.47, while EUR/JPY rose 0.00% to 122.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.015.