Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Electrical/Machinery and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.91% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502), which rose 4.82% or 274.0 points to trade at 5961.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) added 4.66% or 50.0 points to end at 1123.5 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) was up 3.95% or 65.0 points to 1710.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086), which fell 3.59% or 77.0 points to trade at 2069.0 at the close. Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) declined 3.39% or 41.0 points to end at 1169.0 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) was down 2.54% or 36.0 points to 1382.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2226 to 1120 and 229 ended unchanged.
Shares in Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) rose to all time highs; rising 4.82% or 274.0 to 5961.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.18% to 15.52.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.37% or 0.23 to $61.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.34% or 0.23 to hit $67.84 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.90 to trade at $1319.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.30% to 113.09, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 136.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 91.68.