Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Food, Electrical/Machinery and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.11% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.
The worst performers of the session were Kuraray Co., Ltd. (T:3405), which fell 4.05% or 62.0 points to trade at 1468.0 at the close. 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) was down 1.17% or 11.0 points to 932.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1598 to 272 and 1 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.76% to 26.66.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.52% or 0.23 to $45.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.87% or 0.42 to hit $48.50 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.42% or 4.90 to trade at $1171.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 120.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 134.15.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 96.37.