Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.11%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Rubber, Railway&Bus and Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.11% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531), which rose 4.62% or 156.00 points to trade at 3,534.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752) added 4.36% or 74.50 points to end at 1,782.00 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) was up 4.18% or 22.40 points to 557.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202), which fell 3.33% or 28.00 points to trade at 812.00 at the close. Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) declined 2.23% or 19.70 points to end at 863.10 and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (TYO:8306) was down 2.12% or 28.00 points to 1,291.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2122 to 1549 and 195 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.62% or 156.00 to 3,534.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.54% to 16.48.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.60% or 0.54 to $90.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.52% or 0.49 to hit $94.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 5.45 to trade at $1,938.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 147.74, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 157.47.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 104.94.