Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.42%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.42%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983 ), which rose 6.09% or 3,130.00 points to trade at 54,490.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803 ) added 5.53% or 286.00 points to end at 5,456.00 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801 ) was up 4.66% or 169.00 points to 3,792.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:8802 ), which fell 2.84% or 69.00 points to trade at 2,359.50 at the close. Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101 ) declined 2.63% or 86.00 points to end at 3,180.00 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503 ) was down 2.55% or 67.00 points to 2,564.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2258 to 1287 and 304 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983 ) rose to all time highs; up 6.09% or 3,130.00 to 54,490.00. Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803 ) rose to all time highs; up 5.53% or 286.00 to 5,456.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.35% to 32.08.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.62% or 1.92 to $75.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.69% or 2.06 to hit $78.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.24% or 32.45 to trade at $2,658.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 148.84, while EUR/JPY fell 0.29% to 162.80.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 102.71.

Source: Investing.com