Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.95%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nidec Corp (TYO:6594), which rose 12.48% or 278.50 points to trade at 2,510.50 at the close. Meanwhile, JTEKT Corp. (TYO:6473) added 8.86% or 91.50 points to end at 1,124.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) was up 8.79% or 426.00 points to 5,272.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which fell 5.00% or 23.30 points to trade at 443.10 at the close. M3 Inc (TYO:2413) declined 2.34% or 41.50 points to end at 1,734.50 and Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602) was down 2.08% or 167.00 points to 7,844.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2338 to 1288 and 246 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.10% to 27.84.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.70% or 0.44 to $63.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.57% or 0.38 to hit $66.93 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.91% or 30.59 to trade at $3,318.01 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.70% to 143.66, while EUR/JPY rose 0.41% to 163.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 99.43.
Source: Investing.com
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