Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.19%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Textile , Shipbuilding and Steel sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.19%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631 ), which rose 7.68% or 430.00 points to trade at 6,031.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802 ) added 7.35% or 433.00 points to end at 6,324.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012 ) was up 5.25% or 348.00 points to 6,973.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976 ), which fell 15.73% or 437.50 points to trade at 2,343.00 at the close. Kanadevia Corp (TYO:7004 ) declined 9.65% or 106.00 points to end at 992.00 and Ube Industries, Ltd. (TYO:4208 ) was down 7.76% or 199.00 points to 2,364.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1957 to 1616 and 268 ended unchanged.

Shares in Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631 ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 7.68% or 430.00 to 6,031.00. Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976 ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 15.73% or 437.50 to 2,343.00. Shares in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802 ) rose to all time highs; rising 7.35% or 433.00 to 6,324.00. Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012 ) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.25% or 348.00 to 6,973.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 19.19% to 27.52.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.80% or 0.58 to $71.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.69% or 0.52 to hit $75.11 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 11.40 to trade at $2,694.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 152.87, while EUR/JPY fell 0.31% to 164.74.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 104.43.

Source: Investing.com