Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Shipbuilding and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.66% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (T:6857), which rose 13.57% or 313.0 points to trade at 2620.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kyocera Corp. (T:6971) added 12.60% or 783.0 points to end at 6998.0 and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) was up 7.25% or 53.0 points to 784.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fanuc Corp. (T:6954), which fell 9.33% or 2425.0 points to trade at 23560.0 at the close. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) declined 7.96% or 210.0 points to end at 2428.0 and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (T:4183) was down 6.82% or 230.0 points to 3142.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1777 to 1576 and 213 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.96% or 210.0 to 2428.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.10% to 16.94.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.44% or 0.30 to $67.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.32% or 0.24 to hit $74.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1318.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 109.36, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 132.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 91.68.