Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Power and Retail sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.78% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232), which rose 8.69% or 41.0 points to trade at 513.0 at the close. Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925) added 8.09% or 242.0 points to end at 3232.0 and Terumo Corp. (T:4543) was up 5.19% or 190.0 points to 3850.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6767), which lost 15.46% or 115.0 points to trade at 629.0 in late trade. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 14.60% or 182.0 points to end at 1065.0 and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703) shed 7.60% or 13.0 points to 158.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1315 to 558 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.24% to 22.26 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.70% or 0.32 to $45.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.33% or 0.16 to hit $48.27 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.43% or 4.70 to trade at $1108.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 121.91, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 132.48.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 98.21.