Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Communication and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.54%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 8.02% or 21.0 points to trade at 283.0 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) added 6.78% or 4.0 points to end at 63.0 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) was up 5.87% or 115.0 points to 2073.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pioneer Corp. (T:6773), which lost 4.98% or 12.0 points to trade at 229.0 in late trade. NSK Ltd. (T:6471) declined 3.65% or 36.0 points to end at 951.0 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) shed 2.97% or 14.0 points to 458.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1360 to 501 and 142 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.06% to 26.18.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.53% or 0.26 to $48.93 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.41% or 0.20 to hit $49.01 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.01% or 0.15 to trade at $1254.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 110.19, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 123.59.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.03% at 95.27.