Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Transport, Fishery and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.38% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 6.66% or 86.0 points to trade at 1377.0 at the close. Rakuten Inc (T:4755) added 6.64% or 66.0 points to end at 1060.0 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) was up 5.85% or 130.0 points to 2351.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382), which lost 3.27% or 138.0 points to trade at 4086.0 in late trade. Familymart Ltd (T:8028) declined 2.73% or 77.0 points to end at 2739.0 and Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) shed 2.38% or 19.0 points to 781.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2174 to 1281 and 239 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.37% to 16.18.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.34% or 0.21 to $61.89 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.50% or 0.35 to hit $69.05 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1293.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 111.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 125.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 96.890.