Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Machinery, Mining and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.29%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (TOKYO:5233), which rose 4.75% or 19.0 points to trade at 419.0 at the close. Nikon Corp. (TOKYO:7731) added 4.70% or 71.0 points to end at 1582.0 and Daikin Industries, Ltd. (TOKYO:6367) was up 4.09% or 346.0 points to 8796.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6767), which lost 8.59% or 70.0 points to trade at 745.0 in late trade. Konica Minolta, Inc. (TOKYO:4902) declined 8.52% or 134.0 points to end at 1439.0 and Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7752) shed 4.65% or 58.0 points to 1188.5.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 992 to 886 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.23% to 17.78.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.37% or 0.17 to $44.83 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.46% or 0.23 to hit $49.75 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.22% or 2.40 to trade at $1092.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 124.80, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 136.19.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.11% at 97.98.