Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Trading and Fishery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which rose 12.36% or 88.0 points to trade at 800.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (T:5802) added 5.93% or 98.5 points to end at 1758.5 and Sony Corp. (T:6758) was up 4.99% or 168.0 points to 3537.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021), which fell 7.54% or 305.0 points to trade at 3740.0 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) declined 6.87% or 75.0 points to end at 1016.5 and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703) was down 6.72% or 110.0 points to 1526.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1537 to 1436 and 354 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) rose to 5-year highs; rising 12.36% or 88.0 to 800.0. Shares in Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (T:5802) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.93% or 98.5 to 1758.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.01% to 20.54.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.64% or 0.34 to $53.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.50% or 0.28 to hit $56.84 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 4.75 to trade at $1214.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 113.12, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 121.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 99.94.