Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Marine Transport and Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.41%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 4.42% or 124.0 points to trade at 2932.0 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) added 4.07% or 290.0 points to end at 7420.0 and Sumitomo Corp. (T:8053) was up 3.90% or 69.0 points to 1837.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which lost 2.70% or 20.0 points to trade at 720.0 in late trade. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 1.89% or 23.0 points to end at 1191.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) shed 1.48% or 83.0 points to 5537.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2184 to 1080 and 239 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.30% to 16.18 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $56.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.13% or 0.08 to hit $62.28 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 1.90 to trade at $1251.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.30% to 113.43, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 133.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 93.89.