Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Power, Rubber and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.93%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TYO:8031), which rose 7.61% or 291.00 points to trade at 4,116.00 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) added 4.15% or 42.00 points to end at 1,053.00 and Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:5901) was up 3.93% or 69.00 points to 1,826.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which lost 7.91% or 260.00 points to trade at 3,025.00 in late trade. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) declined 4.34% or 150.00 points to end at 3,310.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) shed 4.07% or 131.00 points to 3,089.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2417 to 1174 and 240 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.39% to 16.79.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.30% or 0.22 to $74.15 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.47% or 0.37 to hit $78.23 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 2.90 to trade at $1,994.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.34% to 133.10, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 144.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 102.03.