Japan Stock Market Update

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%.

Best Performers

• Mercari Inc (TYO:4385): +5.31% (130.50 points) to 2,589.50
• M3 Inc (TYO:2413): +4.98% (80.00 points) to 1,685.00
• Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631): +4.12% (222.00 points) to 5,605.00

Worst Performers

• Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107): -9.74% (223.00 points) to 2,067.00
• Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101): -9.41% (516.00 points) to 4,969.00
• Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104): -6.39% (329.00 points) to 4,820.00

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2194 to 1369, with 287 ending unchanged.

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

Commodities

• Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.07% ($0.05) to $73.66 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December fell 0.05% ($0.04) to $77.58 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures rose 0.20% ($5.35) to $2,684.55 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

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

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