Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Finance & Investment and Retail sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konami Corp. (TYO:9766), which rose 9.27% or 873.00 points to trade at 10,290.00 at the close. Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) added 9.10% or 160.00 points to end at 1,918.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) was up 8.36% or 200.00 points to 2,591.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735), which lost 12.24% or 2,155.00 points to trade at 15,445.00 in late trade. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301) declined 7.17% or 75.00 points to end at 971.00 and Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) shed 5.17% or 58.50 points to 1,074.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1923 to 1704 and 249 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.57% to 19.20 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.81% or 0.64 to $79.90 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.70% or 0.59 to hit $84.47 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.25% or 29.35 to trade at $2,369.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 155.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 167.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 105.13.