Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Fishery and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 5.29% or 85.0 points to trade at 1691.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) added 4.44% or 28.0 points to end at 659.0 and Kubota Corp. (T:6326) was up 3.88% or 67.5 points to 1805.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863), which fell 2.07% or 44.0 points to trade at 2082.0 at the close. Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) declined 1.69% or 55.0 points to end at 3190.0 and Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) was down 1.62% or 9.0 points to 545.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1730 to 1231 and 365 ended unchanged.
Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.29% or 85.0 to 1691.0. Shares in Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.44% or 28.0 to 659.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.27% to 20.23.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.15% or 0.08 to $52.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.15% or 0.08 to hit $54.24 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.50% or 5.95 to trade at $1207.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 114.63, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 122.47.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 100.91.