Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Marine Transport and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 4.42% or 124.0 points to trade at 2932.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) added 4.07% or 290.0 points to end at 7420.0 and Sumitomo Corp. (T:8053) was up 3.90% or 69.0 points to 1837.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 2.70% or 20.0 points to trade at 720.0 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 1.89% or 23.0 points to end at 1191.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was down 1.48% or 83.0 points to 5537.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2184 to 1080 and 239 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Corp. (T:8053) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.90% or 69.0 to 1837.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.30% to 16.18 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $56.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.13% or 0.08 to hit $62.28 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 1.90 to trade at $1251.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.30% to 113.43, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 133.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 93.89.