Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Communication, Gas&Water and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.85%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 7.31% or 146.0 points to trade at 2144.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) added 6.95% or 3420.0 points to end at 52650.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was up 4.34% or 132.0 points to 3171.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186), which fell 8.53% or 47.0 points to trade at 504.0 at the close. Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) declined 3.95% or 160.0 points to end at 3890.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was down 2.38% or 270.0 points to 11070.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2324 to 1024 and 218 ended unchanged.
Shares in Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.53% or 47.0 to 504.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.86% to 16.84.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.54% or 0.38 to $69.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.36% or 1.01 to hit $73.44 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 5.70 to trade at $1240.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 112.75, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 130.98.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 94.98.
