Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.69%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Precision Instruments and Automobiles&Parts sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.69%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801), which rose 4.71% or 162.00 points to trade at 3,600.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) added 4.31% or 98.00 points to end at 2,373.50 and Murata Mfg Co (TYO:6981) was up 4.16% or 121.00 points to 3,033.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543), which fell 2.94% or 81.50 points to trade at 2,689.50 at the close. Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843) declined 2.88% or 645.00 points to end at 21,720.00 and Aeon Co., Ltd. (TYO:8267) was down 1.88% or 70.00 points to 3,649.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2422 to 1198 and 243 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.99% to 22.47.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.41% or 0.31 to $76.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.44% or 0.35 to hit $79.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 6.10 to trade at $2,554.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 145.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 160.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 101.32.