Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at 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 0.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086), which rose 18.13% or 333.50 points to trade at 2,173.50 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) added 15.08% or 185.00 points to end at 1,411.50 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) was up 14.21% or 486.00 points to 3,906.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735), which fell 4.29% or 475.00 points to trade at 10,595.00 in late trade. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) declined 4.25% or 372.00 points to end at 8,390.00 and Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6178) down 3.84% or 54.00 points to 1,353.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1964 to 1652 and 237 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Shares in CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) rose to 52-week highs; up 15.08% or 185.00 to 1,411.50. Shares in Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 14.21% or 486.00 to 3,906.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.98% to 22.72.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.19% or 0.12 to $61.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.19% or 0.12 to hit $64.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 13.14 to trade at $3,213.46 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.36% to 145.13, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 162.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 100.46.