Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Retail, Railway & Bus and Transport sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.83%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dentsu Inc. (TOKYO:4324), which rose 13.65% or 740.0 points to trade at 6160.0 at the close. Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8252) added 5.20% or 72.0 points to end at 1457.0 and Kao Corp. (TOKYO:4452) was up 4.75% or 258.0 points to 5687.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nikon Corp. (TOKYO:7731), which lost 10.96% or 188.0 points to trade at 1527.0 in late trade. Sharp Corp. (TOKYO:6753) declined 7.00% or 14.0 points to end at 186.0 and SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436) shed 5.79% or 108.0 points to 1756.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 383 to 212 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.44% to 17.71 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.11% or 0.07 to $59.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $66.72 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.40% or 4.90 to trade at $1220.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 119.44, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 136.18.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 93.48.