Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.16%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Insurance and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.16%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which rose 5.31% or 130.50 points to trade at 2,589.50 at the close. Meanwhile, M3 Inc (TYO:2413) added 4.98% or 80.00 points to end at 1,685.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 4.12% or 222.00 points to 5,605.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 9.74% or 223.00 points to trade at 2,067.00 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) declined 9.41% or 516.00 points to end at 4,969.00 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) was down 6.39% or 329.00 points to 4,820.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2194 to 1369 and 287 ended unchanged.

Shares in Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.12% or 222.00 to 5,605.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.13% to 26.70.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.07% or 0.05 to $73.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $77.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 5.35 to trade at $2,684.55 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.55% to 146.12, while EUR/JPY fell 0.54% to 161.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 101.60.