Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Railway & Bus and Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.14% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which rose 6.25% or 270.00 points to trade at 4,590.00 at the close. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) added 4.49% or 340.00 points to end at 7,904.00 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) was up 3.67% or 95.50 points to 2,700.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795), which lost 4.37% or 78.00 points to trade at 1,707.00 in late trade. Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) declined 3.50% or 110.00 points to end at 3,030.00 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) shed 2.70% or 12.00 points to 433.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1793 to 1776 and 247 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.16% to 24.32 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.18% or 0.20 to $112.14 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.14% or 0.17 to hit $118.86 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 7.65 to trade at $1,954.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.41% to 121.82, while EUR/JPY fell 0.13% to 134.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 98.60.