© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.40%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the added 1.40% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:), which rose 15.85% or 71.00 points to trade at 519.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:) added 11.84% or 850.00 points to end at 8,030.00 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:) was up 9.62% or 129.00 points to 1,470.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NGK Insulators, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.55% or 81.00 points to trade at 1,700.00 at the close. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 4.43% or 179.00 points to end at 3,863.00 and Toyota Tsusho Corp. (TYO:) was down 4.10% or 240.00 points to 5,610.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2816 to 809 and 217 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 15.85% or 71.00 to 519.00. Shares in Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 9.62% or 129.00 to 1,470.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.38% to 16.42.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.16% or 0.12 to $74.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.28% or 0.22 to hit $78.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 7.80 to trade at $1,991.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.33% to 135.73, while EUR/JPY rose 1.12% to 149.37.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 101.58.