Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Rubber, Transportation Equipment and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.22%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 4.58% or 160.0 points to trade at 3650.0 at the close. Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) added 3.60% or 88.0 points to end at 2531.0 and Haseko Corp (T:1808) was up 3.56% or 62.00 points to 1804.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yamaha Corp. (T:7951), which lost 3.23% or 150.0 points to trade at 4490.0 in late trade. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (T:4183) declined 3.19% or 115.0 points to end at 3492.5 and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703) shed 2.95% or 48.0 points to 1577.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2164 to 1211 and 202 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.13% to 16.12.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.13% or 0.72 to $63.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.89% or 0.62 to hit $68.69 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 5.20 to trade at $1332.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.30% to 110.77, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 135.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 90.12.