Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.53%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.53%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101), which rose 3.70% or 360.00 points to trade at 10,100.00 at the close. Meanwhile, SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO:9412) added 2.97% or 16.00 points to end at 555.00 and Shionogi&Co., Ltd. (TYO:4507) was up 2.78% or 190.00 points to 7,030.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were East Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9020), which fell 1.18% or 84.00 points to trade at 7,011.00 at the close. JTEKT Corp. (TYO:6473) declined 1.04% or 11.00 points to end at 1,047.00 and ANA Holdings Inc (TYO:9202) was down 0.98% or 26.00 points to 2,635.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2297 to 1172 and 311 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.02% to 20.06.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.74% or 0.62 to $84.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.86% or 0.77 to hit $89.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.00% or 17.20 to trade at $1,737.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 1.22% to 142.34, while EUR/JPY fell 0.21% to 143.73.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.05% at 108.56.