Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Transport sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.66% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911), which rose 5.27% or 356.00 points to trade at 7,112.00 at the close. Canon Inc (TYO:7751) added 4.93% or 178.00 points to end at 3,788.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) was up 4.48% or 78.50 points to 1,829.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyu Corp. (TYO:9005), which lost 2.46% or 44.00 points to trade at 1,742.00 in late trade. Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7202) declined 2.40% or 43.50 points to end at 1,765.50 and JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) shed 1.76% or 33.00 points to 1,837.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2404 to 1217 and 221 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.71% to 21.99.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.04% or 0.03 to $70.59 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $75.67 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 2.35 to trade at $1,973.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.61% to 141.13, while EUR/JPY rose 0.57% to 154.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 101.82.