Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Fishery, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.30% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which rose 3.71% or 138.0 points to trade at 3859.0 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) added 3.34% or 1140.0 points to end at 35230.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 3.28% or 190.0 points to 5990.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which lost 2.07% or 100.0 points to trade at 4735.0 in late trade. Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) declined 2.02% or 15.0 points to end at 728.0 and Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) shed 1.95% or 70.0 points to 3515.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1607 to 1603 and 268 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.21% to 15.01.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.30% or 0.15 to $50.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.16% or 0.09 to hit $57.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.36 to trade at $1271.84 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 113.01, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 132.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 93.89.