Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.77%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.77% to hit a new 3-months high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432), which rose 15.58% or 420.00 points to trade at 3,115.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nidec Corp (TYO:6594) added 4.14% or 113.00 points to end at 2,843.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 3.87% or 352.00 points to 9,447.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201), which fell 7.82% or 43.20 points to trade at 509.20 at the close. DIC Corp (TYO:4631) declined 4.60% or 163.00 points to end at 3,378.00 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) was down 2.27% or 12.80 points to 550.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2976 to 755 and 159 ended unchanged.

Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) rose to 5-year highs; up 15.58% or 420.00 to 3,115.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 14.91% to 21.04.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $69.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $72.78 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 4.76 to trade at $2,649.14 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.15% to 157.77, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 164.26.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 107.96.