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 0.82%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 15.91% or 700.0 points to trade at 5100.0 at the close. Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) added 4.06% or 94.0 points to end at 2410.0 and Daikin Industries, Ltd. (T:6367) was up 3.31% or 415.0 points to 12970.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which lost 3.30% or 9.0 points to trade at 264.0 in late trade. Subaru Corp (T:7270) declined 2.72% or 70.5 points to end at 2522.5 and The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (T:8355) shed 1.75% or 15.0 points to 843.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1950 to 1535 and 194 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.18% to 17.20.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.84% or 0.50 to $59.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.55% or 0.37 to hit $67.47 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.85 to trade at $1293.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 110.80, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 124.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 96.797.