Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Rubber, Mining and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.19% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506), which rose 7.63% or 235.0 points to trade at 3315.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 6.38% or 98.0 points to end at 1634.0 and Okuma Corp. (T:6103) was up 6.23% or 350.0 points to 5970.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which fell 3.89% or 73.0 points to trade at 1804.0 at the close. Otsuka Holdings Ltd (T:4578) declined 2.92% or 159.0 points to end at 5289.0 and Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) was down 2.63% or 27.0 points to 1001.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2493 to 910 and 219 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.80% to 16.44.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.55% or 0.38 to $68.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.33% or 0.26 to hit $78.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 3.90 to trade at $1212.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 111.83, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 130.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 94.45.