Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Trading, Machinery and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.97%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which rose 9.88% or 360.0 points to trade at 4005.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) added 8.64% or 266.0 points to end at 3346.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 6.19% or 3220.0 points to 55280.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267), which fell 4.39% or 96.5 points to trade at 2100.5 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) declined 3.58% or 230.0 points to end at 6190.0 and Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) was down 3.49% or 165.0 points to 4560.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1972 to 1506 and 222 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.89% to 24.44.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.93% or 0.49 to $53.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.66% or 0.41 to hit $62.09 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 6.65 to trade at $1294.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.15% to 108.25, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 124.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 94.942.