Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.67%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Automobiles&Parts, Power and Rubber sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.67%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004), which rose 9.41% or 309.00 points to trade at 3,594.00 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301) added 7.02% or 61.10 points to end at 930.90 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was up 6.26% or 319.00 points to 5,411.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009), which lost 2.73% or 124.00 points to trade at 4,415.00 in late trade. NTT Data Corp. (TYO:9613) declined 2.48% or 61.50 points to end at 2,418.50 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) shed 2.37% or 57.00 points to 2,349.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2389 to 1206 and 272 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.41% to 27.14.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.13% or 0.09 to $71.07 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.16% or 0.12 to hit $74.76 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 9.15 to trade at $2,623.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.38% to 142.08, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 158.80.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 100.17.