Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Shipbuilding and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.66% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (T:6857), which rose 13.57% or 313.0 points to trade at 2620.0 at the close. Kyocera Corp. (T:6971) added 12.60% or 783.0 points to end at 6998.0 and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) was up 7.25% or 53.0 points to 784.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fanuc Corp. (T:6954), which lost 9.33% or 2425.0 points to trade at 23560.0 in late trade. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) declined 7.96% or 210.0 points to end at 2428.0 and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (T:4183) shed 6.82% or 230.0 points to 3142.5.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1777 to 1576 and 213 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.10% to 16.94.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.40% or 0.27 to $67.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.32% or 0.24 to hit $74.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1318.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 109.35, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 131.98.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 91.67.