Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Glass, Insurance and Warehousing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which rose 16.23% or 74.00 points to trade at 530.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Komatsu Ltd. (TYO:6301) added 8.52% or 253.50 points to end at 3,230.00 and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TYO:8031) was up 6.08% or 194.00 points to 3,386.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911), which fell 9.29% or 563.00 points to trade at 5,500.00 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) declined 5.01% or 46.00 points to end at 872.00 and Softbank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) was down 2.27% or 120.00 points to 5,170.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2228 to 1337 and 215 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) rose to 52-week highs; up 16.23% or 74.00 to 530.00. Shares in Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.01% or 46.00 to 872.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.01% to 27.83 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.28% or 0.30 to $108.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.34% or 0.38 to hit $111.28 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.84 to trade at $1,873.86 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 130.40, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 136.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 103.97.