Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Communication, Financial Services and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.96% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 5.70% or 100.0 points to trade at 1854.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) added 5.51% or 1920.0 points to end at 36770.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) was up 4.86% or 180.0 points to 3885.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406), which fell 8.73% or 77.0 points to trade at 805.5 at the close. Mazda Motor Corp (T:7261) declined 2.20% or 36.5 points to end at 1621.3 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) was down 1.97% or 117.0 points to 5826.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1787 to 1483 and 227 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.73% or 77.0 to 805.5. Shares in Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) rose to all time highs; up 4.86% or 180.0 to 3885.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.13% to 15.34.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.54% or 0.78 to $51.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.76% or 0.99 to hit $57.24 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.22 to trade at $1296.72 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 112.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 132.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 92.88.