Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Steel and Finance & Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.04% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 3.71% or 74.0 points to trade at 2069.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 3.00% or 245.0 points to end at 8420.0 and Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) was up 2.73% or 18.0 points to 677.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which fell 2.38% or 135.0 points to trade at 5530.0 at the close. Amada Co., Ltd. (T:6113) declined 2.27% or 30.0 points to end at 1290.0 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) was down 2.19% or 70.0 points to 3120.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1888 to 1395 and 215 ended unchanged.
Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.71% or 74.0 to 2069.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.93% to 15.18.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.12% or 0.06 to $51.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $57.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.56% or 7.22 to trade at $1282.78 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.79% to 113.43, while EUR/JPY rose 0.38% to 133.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 93.40.