Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Machinery, Electrical/Machinery and Glass sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.97% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 11.60% or 153.0 points to trade at 1472.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 10.12% or 167.0 points to end at 1817.0 and Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) was up 6.41% or 107.0 points to 1775.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nichirei Corp. (T:2871), which lost 2.93% or 90.0 points to trade at 2985.0 in late trade. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) declined 2.91% or 190.0 points to end at 6330.0 and Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) shed 2.81% or 38.0 points to 1313.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2349 to 1145 and 232 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.06% to 20.42 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.92% or 0.49 to $53.62 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.64% or 0.39 to hit $61.48 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.75 to trade at $1283.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 109.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 124.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 96.123.