Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic, Machinery and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (T:6857), which rose 6.18% or 150.0 points to trade at 2578.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) added 5.19% or 815.0 points to end at 16515.0 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) was up 4.12% or 83.0 points to 2100.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which fell 16.55% or 1500.0 points to trade at 7565.0 at the close. Sony Corp (T:6758) declined 4.89% or 242.0 points to end at 4709.0 and Otsuka Holdings Ltd (T:4578) was down 3.85% or 178.0 points to 4445.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2166 to 1347 and 228 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sony Corp (T:6758) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.89% or 242.0 to 4709.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.13% to 15.76.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.35% or 0.21 to $59.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.49% or 0.33 to hit $67.53 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.45 to trade at $1310.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 110.69, while EUR/JPY fell 0.55% to 125.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 96.118.
