Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Power and Fishery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.10% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sharp Corp. (T:6753), which rose 18.99% or 17.0 points to trade at 106.5 at the close. Meanwhile, DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) added 10.34% or 275.0 points to end at 2935.0 and Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (T:3105) was up 6.67% or 63.0 points to 1007.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Haseko Corp (T:1808), which fell 5.57% or 61.5 points to trade at 1042.5 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) declined 4.12% or 21.0 points to end at 489.0 and Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) was down 3.29% or 130.0 points to 3820.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1309 to 643 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) rose to 3-years highs; up 10.34% or 275.0 to 2935.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.56% to 19.01 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.62% or 0.27 to $43.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.35% or 0.16 to hit $46.20 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.38% or 5.15 to trade at $1344.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 102.03, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 113.67.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 95.88.