Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Warehousing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.26% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952), which rose 7.11% or 100.0 points to trade at 1506.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) added 6.25% or 32.5 points to end at 552.5 and Panasonic Corp. (T:6752) was up 4.09% or 43.5 points to 1108.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186), which lost 4.40% or 23.2 points to trade at 504.0 in late trade. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) declined 4.16% or 63.0 points to end at 1450.0 and Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) shed 3.26% or 3.0 points to 89.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1554 to 1461 and 324 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.62% to 19.97.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.23% or 0.59 to $47.37 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.29% or 0.63 to hit $48.37 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.71% or 8.50 to trade at $1180.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 113.34, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 119.95.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.17% at 101.60.