Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Power and Trading sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 19.47% or 1500.0 points to trade at 9206.0 at the close. Meanwhile, TDK Corp (T:6762) added 5.15% or 550.0 points to end at 11220.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was up 5.13% or 98.0 points to 2008.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JGC Corp. (T:1963), which fell 2.36% or 48.0 points to trade at 1989.0 at the close. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) declined 2.28% or 36.0 points to end at 1546.0 and Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) was down 1.84% or 65.0 points to 3465.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2695 to 679 and 150 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) rose to 3-years highs; rising 19.47% or 1500.0 to 9206.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.80% to 20.55.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.03% or 0.02 to $72.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.26% or 0.20 to hit $77.19 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.80 to trade at $1257.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 110.60, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 129.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 94.00.
