TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Warehousing sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.26% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952), which rose 7.11% or 100.0 points to trade at 1506.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) added 6.25% or 32.5 points to end at 552.5 and Panasonic Corp. (T:6752) was up 4.09% or 43.5 points to 1108.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186), which fell 4.40% or 23.2 points to trade at 504.0 at the close. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) declined 4.16% or 63.0 points to end at 1450.0 and Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) was down 3.26% or 3.0 points to 89.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1554 to 1461 and 324 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.62% to 19.97.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.25% or 0.60 to $47.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.29% or 0.63 to hit $48.37 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.71% or 8.40 to trade at $1180.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 113.36, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 119.95. The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 101.62.
