Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Warehousing, Railway & Bus and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 3.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983), which rose 8.40% or 6,610.00 points to trade at 85,290.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) added 6.07% or 252.00 points to end at 4,402.00 and NTT Data Corp. (TYO:9613) was up 5.30% or 101.00 points to 2,007.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NH Foods Ltd (TYO:2282), which fell 0.14% or 5.00 points to trade at 3,645.00 at the close. West Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9021) added 0.42% or 24.00 points to end at 5,804.00 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:8233) was up 0.45% or 8.00 points to 1,803.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3088 to 510 and 180 ended unchanged.
Shares in NH Foods Ltd (TYO:2282) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.14% or 5.00 to 3,645.00. Shares in Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) rose to 3-years highs; up 6.07% or 252.00 to 4,402.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.58% to 26.12.
Crude oil for November delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $89.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.07% or 0.07 to hit $94.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 6.20 to trade at $1,670.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 147.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 144.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 112.57.