TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transport, Trading and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.78% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 11.87% or 26.0 points to trade at 245.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) added 11.41% or 511.0 points to end at 4991.0 and Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) was up 6.60% or 49.0 points to 791.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674), which fell 11.15% or 58.0 points to trade at 462.0 at the close. Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) declined 9.48% or 131.0 points to end at 1251.0 and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) was down 8.78% or 18.0 points to 187.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1129 to 741.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 11.81% to 23.44 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.63% or 0.29 to $45.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.45% or 0.22 to hit $48.58 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1147.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.35% to 120.71, while EUR/JPY fell 0.22% to 132.67.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.17% at 97.20.
