Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.66%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were CyberAgent Inc (T:4751), which rose 4.87% or 260.0 points to trade at 5600.0 at the close. Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) added 3.68% or 90.0 points to end at 2536.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was up 3.43% or 170.0 points to 5120.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086), which lost 4.02% or 28.0 points to trade at 668.0 in late trade. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) declined 4.00% or 48.0 points to end at 1152.0 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) shed 3.30% or 29.0 points to 851.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2139 to 1384 and 166 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 28.12.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.18% or 0.48 to $40.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.04% or 0.45 to hit $42.69 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 4.05 to trade at $1785.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 107.50, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 120.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 97.263.