© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.50%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the added 1.50% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 6.34% or 2,320.00 points to trade at 38,940.00 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (TYO:) added 5.13% or 111.50 points to end at 2,283.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:) was up 4.89% or 290.00 points to 6,224.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:), which fell 5.25% or 39.00 points to trade at 704.00 at the close. Panasonic Corp (TYO:) declined 2.77% or 40.50 points to end at 1,419.00 and Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 2.65% or 155.00 points to 5,702.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2418 to 1243 and 226 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; rising 6.34% or 2,320.00 to 38,940.00. Shares in SUMCO Corp. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.13% or 111.50 to 2,283.00. Shares in Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.89% or 290.00 to 6,224.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.19% to 19.62 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.24% or 1.61 to $73.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.12% or 1.64 to hit $79.05 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.03% or 20.80 to trade at $2,040.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 145.14, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 159.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 101.99.
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