Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.84%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Transportation Equipment and Banking sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.84%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253), which rose 6.24% or 216.00 points to trade at 3,680.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TYO:4183) added 5.14% or 175.00 points to end at 3,582.00 and Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) was up 4.66% or 177.00 points to 3,978.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976), which fell 2.74% or 60.50 points to trade at 2,149.00 at the close. Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) declined 2.27% or 38.00 points to end at 1,638.00 and IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) was down 2.20% or 192.00 points to 8,529.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2256 to 1297 and 307 ended unchanged.

Shares in Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.66% or 177.00 to 3,978.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.99% to 23.42.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $74.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.72% or 19.15 to trade at $2,694.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 154.84, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 162.04.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 107.16.