Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Fishery, Retail and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983), which rose 6.88% or 1940.0 points to trade at 30120.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) added 4.55% or 121.0 points to end at 2780.0 and Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) was up 4.36% or 27.0 points to 646.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841), which fell 5.47% or 67.0 points to trade at 1158.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 4.05% or 52.0 points to end at 1232.0 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) was down 4.01% or 17.5 points to 418.6.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1223 to 613 and 161 ended unchanged.
Shares in Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) rose to all time highs; up 4.55% or 121.0 to 2780.0. Shares in Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.01% or 17.5 to 418.6.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.36% to 26.86.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.22% or 0.11 to $49.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.32% or 0.16 to hit $50.20 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.15% or 1.85 to trade at $1214.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 108.77, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 121.27.
The US Dollar Index was unchanged 0.00% at 95.56.