Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Banking and Fishery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sekisui House, Ltd. (T:1928), which rose 4.57% or 83.5 points to trade at 1911.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Resona Holdings, Inc. (T:8308) added 4.12% or 16.8 points to end at 424.6 and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303) was up 4.11% or 6.0 points to 152.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which fell 5.20% or 50.0 points to trade at 912.0 at the close. The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) declined 4.06% or 42.5 points to end at 1004.5 and Kubota Corp. (T:6326) was down 2.69% or 42.5 points to 1538.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1258 to 520 and 113 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.06% or 42.5 to 1004.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.40% to 28.95.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.19% or 0.83 to $38.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.72% or 0.69 to hit $40.74 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.19% or 2.40 to trade at $1270.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.26% to 113.49, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 126.74.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 96.25.