Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Communication, Financial Services and Railway & Bus sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.96% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 5.70% or 100.0 points to trade at 1854.0 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) added 5.51% or 1920.0 points to end at 36770.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) was up 4.86% or 180.0 points to 3885.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406), which lost 8.73% or 77.0 points to trade at 805.5 in late trade. Mazda Motor Corp (T:7261) declined 2.20% or 36.5 points to end at 1621.3 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) shed 1.97% or 117.0 points to 5826.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1787 to 1483 and 227 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.13% to 15.34.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.54% or 0.78 to $51.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.76% or 0.99 to hit $57.24 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.01% or 0.09 to trade at $1296.59 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 112.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 132.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 92.89.