Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.19%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Textile, Shipbuilding and Steel sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.19%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which rose 7.53% or 422.00 points to trade at 6,023.00 at the close. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) added 7.30% or 430.00 points to end at 6,321.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was up 5.30% or 351.00 points to 6,976.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976), which lost 15.90% or 442.00 points to trade at 2,338.50 in late trade. Kanadevia Corp (TYO:7004) declined 9.65% or 106.00 points to end at 992.00 and Ube Industries, Ltd. (TYO:4208) shed 7.76% or 199.00 points to 2,364.50.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1965 to 1622 and 254 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 19.19% to 27.52.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.80% or 0.58 to $71.78 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.69% or 0.52 to hit $75.11 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 11.20 to trade at $2,694.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 152.85, while EUR/JPY fell 0.33% to 164.72.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 104.42.