Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.25% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which rose 20.83% or 300.0 points to trade at 1740.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 5.63% or 330.0 points to end at 6190.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) was up 4.90% or 2550.0 points to 54550.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which fell 8.72% or 793.0 points to trade at 8300.0 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) declined 6.21% or 20.0 points to end at 302.0 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) was down 2.64% or 31.0 points to 1144.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2910 to 659 and 202 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.63% or 330.0 to 6190.0. Shares in Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) rose to all time highs; up 4.90% or 2550.0 to 54550.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.20.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.01% or 0.69 to $68.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.15% or 0.82 to hit $72.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 2.45 to trade at $1802.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 109.96, while EUR/JPY rose 0.37% to 130.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 92.415.