Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Insurance and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 7.53% or 230.0 points to trade at 3285.0 at the close. Meanwhile, The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) added 4.95% or 62.5 points to end at 1324.5 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was up 4.55% or 145.0 points to 3335.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208), which fell 6.37% or 215.0 points to trade at 3160.0 at the close. Kao Corp. (T:4452) declined 2.45% or 194.0 points to end at 7730.0 and Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841) was down 1.63% or 36.0 points to 2175.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2465 to 943 and 159 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 8.93% to 25.01.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.05% or 0.03 to $62.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $66.38 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 3.90 to trade at $1328.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.30% to 107.07, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 131.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 89.93.