Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 3.13% or 10.0 points to trade at 329.0 at the close. Sony Corp (T:6758) added 3.07% or 164.0 points to end at 5498.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) was up 2.19% or 50.0 points to 2331.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which lost 4.07% or 44.0 points to trade at 1038.0 in late trade. Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) declined 2.16% or 70.0 points to end at 3175.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) shed 1.88% or 280.0 points to 14630.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2272 to 1201 and 231 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.90.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.44% or 0.23 to $52.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $61.27 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.21% or 16.25 to trade at $1359.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 108.19, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 122.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.012.