Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financial Services, Insurance and Warehousing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289), which rose 5.20% or 43.0 points to trade at 870.0 at the close. Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (T:8830) added 4.10% or 163.0 points to end at 4143.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was up 3.82% or 57.0 points to 1550.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Obayashi Corp. (T:1802), which lost 3.05% or 34.0 points to trade at 1079.0 in late trade. Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) declined 2.27% or 100.0 points to end at 4300.0 and Uny Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:8270) shed 2.01% or 14.0 points to 683.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 979 to 891 and 1 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.30% to 26.79.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.38% or 0.64 to $47.02 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.06% or 0.53 to hit $50.26 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.85% or 10.10 to trade at $1177.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 119.06, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 135.57.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.01% at 94.47.