Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Transportation Equipment and Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Seiko Epson Cor (TYO:6724), which rose 8.76% or 171.00 points to trade at 2,123.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 7.53% or 660.00 points to end at 9,430.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 7.50% or 230.00 points to 3,295.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531), which lost 2.75% or 73.00 points to trade at 2,584.00 in late trade. Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007) declined 2.59% or 46.00 points to end at 1,731.00 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) shed 2.57% or 13.00 points to 493.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2469 to 1055 and 237 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.51% to 23.10.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.61% or 0.67 to $109.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.46% or 0.51 to hit $111.53 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.75 to trade at $1,843.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 128.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 135.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 102.96.