Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which rose 5.39% or 590.0 points to trade at 11530.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 4.60% or 88.0 points to end at 2002.5 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was up 4.20% or 155.0 points to 3845.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which fell 2.90% or 230.0 points to trade at 7700.0 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) declined 2.17% or 1070.0 points to end at 48200.0 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) was down 1.71% or 166.0 points to 9569.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2363 to 1014 and 216 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.57% to 17.72.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.37% or 0.24 to $65.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.49% or 0.35 to hit $71.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1185.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.18% to 110.71, while EUR/JPY rose 0.16% to 126.36.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 96.23.