Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Marine Transport and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604), which rose 12.54% or 52.3 points to trade at 469.2 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) added 11.03% or 58.0 points to end at 584.0 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) was up 10.31% or 37.0 points to 396.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IHI Corp. (T:7013), which fell 6.26% or 19.5 points to trade at 292.0 at the close. Toyota Tsusho Corp. (T:8015) declined 4.31% or 103.0 points to end at 2286.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) was down 4.30% or 68.0 points to 1515.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1289 to 638 and 130 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 12.10% to 26.60 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.63% or 0.26 to $40.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.58% or 0.25 to hit $42.98 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.03% or 0.35 to trade at $1341.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 1.85% to 103.32, while EUR/JPY fell 1.77% to 114.56.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.34% at 96.36.