Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Food, Electrical/Machinery and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.11% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302), which rose 5.47% or 31.0 points to trade at 598.0 at the close. Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. (T:3110) added 5.20% or 18.0 points to end at 364.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was up 4.95% or 81.0 points to 1718.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kuraray Co., Ltd. (T:3405), which lost 4.05% or 62.0 points to trade at 1468.0 in late trade. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) declined 1.95% or 75.0 points to end at 3770.0 and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (T:4041) shed 1.17% or 11.0 points to 932.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1598 to 272 and 1 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.76% to 26.66.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.52% or 0.23 to $45.62 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.86% or 0.41 to hit $48.49 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.41% or 4.80 to trade at $1170.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 120.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 134.16.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 96.36.