Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Steel and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4063), which rose 4.09% or 720.00 points to trade at 18,305.00 at the close. Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506) added 3.70% or 180.00 points to end at 5,050.00 and Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331) was up 2.99% or 29.00 points to 998.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101), which lost 3.95% or 125.00 points to trade at 3,040.00 in late trade. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) declined 3.65% or 120.00 points to end at 3,165.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) shed 3.05% or 84.00 points to 2,670.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1818 to 1706 and 279 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.02% to 17.51.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.46% or 0.37 to $81.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.35% or 0.31 to hit $87.78 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 4.85 to trade at $1,925.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 130.04, while EUR/JPY fell 0.24% to 141.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 101.73.