Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Power, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.62% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:5714), which rose 8.88% or 425.00 points to trade at 5,210.00 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (TYO:9147) added 8.15% or 620.00 points to end at 8,230.00 and Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) was up 7.90% or 53.00 points to 724.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:6703), which lost 5.51% or 44.00 points to trade at 754.00 in late trade. DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) declined 3.88% or 74.00 points to end at 1,834.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) shed 2.72% or 74.00 points to 2,648.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2826 to 761 and 212 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.60% to 20.18.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.04% or 0.04 to $94.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.24% or 0.24 to hit $99.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.40 to trade at $1,805.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 133.38, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 137.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 105.14.