Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Gas & Water sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.27% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which rose 6.47% or 176.00 points to trade at 2,895.00 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983) added 5.86% or 3,700.00 points to end at 66,850.00 and Z Holdings Corp (TYO:4689) was up 5.09% or 21.50 points to 443.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042), which lost 3.28% or 62.00 points to trade at 1,829.00 in late trade. Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602) declined 2.30% or 120.00 points to end at 5,090.00 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) shed 2.25% or 35.00 points to 1,518.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1889 to 1607 and 260 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.26% to 19.56 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.67% or 0.78 to $116.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.57% or 0.67 to hit $116.94 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 2.05 to trade at $1,869.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 129.88, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 139.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 101.74.