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 gained 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which rose 10.05% or 590.00 points to trade at 6,463.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) added 5.39% or 164.00 points to end at 3,208.00 and Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO:7974) was up 5.36% or 600.00 points to 11,800.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which fell 3.25% or 78.00 points to trade at 2,322.00 at the close. Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) declined 3.00% or 13.90 points to end at 448.80 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) was down 2.86% or 81.50 points to 2,768.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2166 to 1443 and 250 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) rose to all time highs; rising 5.39% or 164.00 to 3,208.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.95% to 25.40.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.74% or 0.45 to $60.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.71% or 0.46 to hit $63.98 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.02% or 33.75 to trade at $3,328.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.41% to 143.44, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 162.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 99.51.
Source: Investing.com
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