By Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Warehousing, Shipbuilding and Trading sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which rose 7.12% or 400.00 points to trade at 6,015.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mizuho Financial Group Inc (TYO:8411) added 6.63% or 234.00 points to end at 3,765.00 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:8354) was up 5.78% or 228.00 points to 4,173.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324), which fell 14.59% or 700.00 points to trade at 4,097.00 at the close. Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361) declined 5.04% or 123.50 points to end at 2,327.00 and Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:2502) was down 4.42% or 77.50 points to 1,675.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1839 to 1736 and 286 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mizuho Financial Group Inc (TYO:8411) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.63% or 234.00 to 3,765.00. Shares in Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:2502) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.42% or 77.50 to 1,675.50.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.41% to 24.79.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.30% or 0.89 to $67.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.27% or 0.92 to hit $71.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 7.40 to trade at $2,565.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 156.10, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 164.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 106.62.