Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Trading and Steel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.20% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983), which rose 8.49% or 2,570.00 points to trade at 32,840.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Itochu Corp. (TYO:8001) added 4.52% or 196.00 points to end at 4,531.00 and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TYO:8031) was up 3.23% or 134.00 points to 4,288.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762), which fell 3.96% or 31.00 points to trade at 751.00 at the close. Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602) declined 2.85% or 150.00 points to end at 5,120.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was down 2.37% or 80.00 points to 3,295.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2272 to 1294 and 264 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.49% or 2,570.00 to 32,840.00. Shares in Itochu Corp. (TYO:8001) rose to all time highs; up 4.52% or 196.00 to 4,531.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.77% to 16.77.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.10% or 0.08 to $82.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.20% or 0.17 to hit $85.92 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 2.45 to trade at $2,052.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.11% to 132.41, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 146.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 100.53.