Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Automobiles & Parts and Rubber sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.40% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:7003), which rose 15.85% or 71.00 points to trade at 519.00 at the close. Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801) added 11.84% or 850.00 points to end at 8,030.00 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) was up 9.62% or 129.00 points to 1,470.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NGK Insulators, Ltd. (TYO:5333), which lost 4.55% or 81.00 points to trade at 1,700.00 in late trade. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4063) declined 4.43% or 179.00 points to end at 3,863.00 and Toyota Tsusho Corp. (TYO:8015) shed 4.10% or 240.00 points to 5,610.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2816 to 809 and 217 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.38% to 16.42.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.13% or 0.10 to $74.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.26% or 0.20 to hit $78.42 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 7.75 to trade at $1,991.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.34% to 135.74, while EUR/JPY rose 1.14% to 149.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 101.58.