Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Trading and Steel sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.20% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983), which rose 8.49% or 2,570.00 points to trade at 32,840.00 at the close. Itochu Corp. (TYO:8001) added 4.52% or 196.00 points to end at 4,531.00 and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TYO:8031) was up 3.23% or 134.00 points to 4,288.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762), which lost 3.96% or 31.00 points to trade at 751.00 in late trade. Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602) declined 2.85% or 150.00 points to end at 5,120.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) shed 2.37% or 80.00 points to 3,295.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2272 to 1294 and 264 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.77% to 16.77.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.10% or 0.08 to $82.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.21% or 0.18 to hit $85.91 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 2.45 to trade at $2,052.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 132.43, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 146.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 100.53.