Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Pharmaceutical Industry and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.06%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2503), which rose 4.34% or 129.5 points to trade at 3110.0 at the close. ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) added 3.25% or 137.5 points to end at 4362.5 and IHI Corp. (T:7013) was up 2.71% or 110.0 points to 4172.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ebara Corp. (T:6361), which lost 3.85% or 155.0 points to trade at 3870.0 in late trade. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) declined 3.48% or 330.0 points to end at 9165.0 and NSK Ltd. (T:6471) shed 3.45% or 46.0 points to 1287.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2190 to 1139 and 243 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.82% to 16.96 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.83% or 0.59 to $70.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.32% or 1.04 to hit $77.75 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1304.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 109.52, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 128.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 93.75.