Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.69% 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 0.69%.

The best performers of the session on the were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:), which rose 16.23% or 74.00 points to trade at 530.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Komatsu Ltd. (TYO:) added 8.52% or 253.50 points to end at 3,230.00 and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 6.08% or 194.00 points to 3,386.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 9.29% or 563.00 points to trade at 5,500.00 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:) declined 5.01% or 46.00 points to end at 872.00 and Softbank Group Corp. (TYO:) was down 2.27% or 120.00 points to 5,170.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2228 to 1337 and 215 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 16.23% or 74.00 to 530.00. Shares in Rakuten Inc (TYO:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.01% or 46.00 to 872.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.01% to 27.83 a new 1-month high.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.28% or 0.30 to $108.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.34% or 0.38 to hit $111.28 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.84 to trade at $1,873.86 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 130.40, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 136.89.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 103.97.