Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Fishery, Rubber and Glass sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.40%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 4.46% or 46.0 points to trade at 1077.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 4.14% or 100.0 points to end at 2517.0 and NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630) was up 3.91% or 186.0 points to 4939.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631), which lost 5.23% or 195.0 points to trade at 3535.0 in late trade. Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) declined 4.64% or 67.0 points to end at 1376.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) shed 3.32% or 330.0 points to 9610.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1972 to 1383 and 211 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.61% to 14.50.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.25% or 0.18 to $71.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.53% or 0.42 to hit $79.72 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1288.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 110.96, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 131.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 93.37.