© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.66%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 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the were Mazda Motor Corp (T:), which rose 8.70% or 85.0 points to trade at 1062.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Panasonic Corp (T:) added 4.93% or 61.5 points to end at 1309.0 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:) was up 4.80% or 33.0 points to 721.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 3.96% or 485.0 points to trade at 11765.0 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:) declined 1.34% or 70.0 points to end at 5160.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:) was down 1.32% or 6.0 points to 448.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2532 to 981 and 255 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mazda Motor Corp (T:) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.70% or 85.0 to 1062.0.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.39.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.16% or 0.12 to $73.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.17% or 0.13 to hit $75.69 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 5.35 to trade at $1782.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 110.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 132.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 91.755.
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