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 gained 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:), which rose 7.68% or 430.00 points to trade at 6,031.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:) added 7.35% or 433.00 points to end at 6,324.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 5.25% or 348.00 points to 6,973.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 15.73% or 437.50 points to trade at 2,343.00 at the close. Kanadevia Corp (TYO:) declined 9.65% or 106.00 points to end at 992.00 and Ube Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 7.76% or 199.00 points to 2,364.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1957 to 1616 and 268 ended unchanged.
Shares in Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 7.68% or 430.00 to 6,031.00. Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 15.73% or 437.50 to 2,343.00. Shares in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; rising 7.35% or 433.00 to 6,324.00. Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.25% or 348.00 to 6,973.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 19.19% to 27.52.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.80% or 0.58 to $71.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.69% or 0.52 to hit $75.11 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 11.40 to trade at $2,694.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 152.87, while EUR/JPY fell 0.31% to 164.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 104.43.
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