Japan Stocks Close Higher

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.35%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 included:
– Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631): up 7.12% or 400.00 points to trade at 6,015.00.
– Mizuho Financial Group Inc (TYO:8411): up 6.63% or 234.00 points to end at 3,765.00.
– Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:8354): up 5.78% or 228.00 points to 4,173.00.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324): down 14.59% or 700.00 points to trade at 4,097.00.
– Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361): down 5.04% or 123.50 points to end at 2,327.00.
– Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:2502): down 4.42% or 77.50 points to 1,675.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1839 to 1736, and 286 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mizuho Financial Group Inc rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.63% or 234.00 to 3,765.00. Shares in Asahi Group Holdings fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.42% or 77.50 to 1,675.50.

The Nikkei Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.41% to 24.79.

Commodities Trading

• Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.30% or 0.89 to $67.81 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January delivery fell 1.27% or 0.92 to $71.64 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract decreased 0.29% or 7.40 to trade at $2,565.50 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 156.10.
• EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 164.73.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 106.62.