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Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which rose 4.38% or 109.00 points to trade at 2,600.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812) added 4.18% or 149.00 points to end at 3,716.00 and Oriental Land Co Ltd (TYO:4661) was up 4.06% or 128.00 points to 3,278.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506), which fell 2.90% or 94.00 points to trade at 3,148.00 at the close. Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752) declined 2.37% or 38.00 points to end at 1,567.50 and SMC Corp (TYO:6273) was down 2.30% or 1,240.00 points to 52,560.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1789 to 1768 and 268 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.18% or 149.00 to 3,716.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.51% to 23.52.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.50% or 0.32 to $63.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.47% or 0.31 to hit $65.03 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 5.37 to trade at $3,380.47 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.46% to 144.11, while EUR/JPY rose 0.23% to 164.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 98.89.