Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Power, Rubber and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TYO:8031), which rose 7.61% or 291.00 points to trade at 4,116.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) added 4.15% or 42.00 points to end at 1,053.00 and Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:5901) was up 3.93% or 69.00 points to 1,826.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 7.91% or 260.00 points to trade at 3,025.00 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) declined 4.34% or 150.00 points to end at 3,310.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was down 4.07% or 131.00 points to 3,089.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2417 to 1174 and 240 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.39% to 16.79.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.28% or 0.21 to $74.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.45% or 0.35 to hit $78.25 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 2.80 to trade at $1,994.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.34% to 133.10, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 144.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 102.03.