Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Rubber, Pharmaceutical Industry and Glass sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 5.19% or 22.0 points to trade at 446.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) added 3.22% or 17.0 points to end at 545.0 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) was up 2.90% or 11.0 points to 390.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which fell 4.52% or 13.0 points to trade at 274.5 at the close. Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) declined 4.40% or 14.2 points to end at 308.2 and Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2503) was down 2.38% or 56.5 points to 2319.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1841 to 1294 and 329 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) rose to all time highs; up 3.22% or 17.0 to 545.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.72% to 14.05.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.56% or 0.24 to $42.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.55% or 0.25 to hit $45.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.70% or 8.73 to trade at $1258.13 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 111.25, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 124.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 97.01.