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 added 1.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mazda Motor Corp (T:7261), which rose 18.52% or 150.0 points to trade at 960.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) added 11.21% or 92.0 points to end at 913.0 and NTT Data Corp. (T:9613) was up 9.53% or 148.0 points to 1701.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801), which fell 7.39% or 229.0 points to trade at 2871.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) declined 4.41% or 87.0 points to end at 1886.0 and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703) was down 3.88% or 44.0 points to 1090.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2490 to 1037 and 206 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mazda Motor Corp (T:7261) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 18.52% or 150.0 to 960.0. Shares in NTT Data Corp. (T:9613) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.53% or 148.0 to 1701.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.38.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.52% or 0.29 to $56.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.20% or 0.12 to hit $59.12 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 8.45 to trade at $1799.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 105.50, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 126.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 91.523.