Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Rubber and Paper & Pulp sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nitto Denko Co (TOKYO:6988), which rose 5.74% or 431.0 points to trade at 7935.0 at the close. Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5232) added 4.96% or 21.0 points to end at 444.0 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TOKYO:7211) was up 4.50% or 42.0 points to 975.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Maruha Nichiro Corp (TOKYO:1333), which lost 4.02% or 69.0 points to trade at 1649.0 in late trade. Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TOKYO:7004) declined 3.83% or 24.0 points to end at 603.0 and Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:3110) shed 3.57% or 13.0 points to 351.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 964 to 907 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.80% to 33.81.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.83% or 0.82 to $45.56 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.36% or 0.65 to hit $48.34 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.46% or 5.10 to trade at $1108.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 120.03, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 134.13.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 96.36.