Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.59% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the rose 0.59%.

The best performers of the session on the were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 4.40% or 113.00 points to trade at 2,682.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 4.36% or 170.00 points to end at 4,065.00 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.60% or 164.00 points to 4,721.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were CyberAgent Inc (TYO:), which fell 2.61% or 31.00 points to trade at 1,159.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:) declined 2.16% or 36.50 points to end at 1,656.00 and Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) was down 2.00% or 55.50 points to 2,716.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2101 to 1409 and 303 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.24% to 18.93.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.33% or 0.24 to $73.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.23% or 0.18 to hit $78.87 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 2.00 to trade at $1,842.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.56% to 134.15, while EUR/JPY rose 0.55% to 141.11.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 105.03.