Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Precision Instruments and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which rose 19.70% or 500.00 points to trade at 3,038.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704) added 14.83% or 1,000.00 points to end at 7,742.00 and Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801) was up 7.77% or 434.00 points to 6,021.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659), which fell 15.47% or 489.00 points to trade at 2,672.00 at the close. Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) declined 12.07% or 460.00 points to end at 3,350.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) was down 7.32% or 123.50 points to 1,563.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2616 to 1126 and 142 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) fell to 5-year lows; down 12.07% or 460.00 to 3,350.00. Shares in SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) fell to 3-years lows; falling 7.32% or 123.50 to 1,563.50.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 12.05% to 45.02.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.01% or 0.01 to $76.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.06% or 0.05 to hit $79.11 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 6.10 to trade at $2,457.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 147.10, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 160.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 102.96.