Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.99%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the gained 0.99%.

The best performers of the session on the were Fujitsu Ltd. (T:), which rose 12.01% or 1245.0 points to trade at 11615.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Unitika, Ltd. (T:) added 11.70% or 46.0 points to end at 439.0 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:) was up 7.64% or 800.0 points to 11265.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 10.86% or 244.0 points to trade at 2002.0 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:) declined 8.27% or 520.0 points to end at 5770.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:) was down 6.52% or 410.0 points to 5880.0.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2515 to 1060 and 204 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fujitsu Ltd. (T:) rose to 5-year highs; up 12.01% or 1245.0 to 11615.0. Shares in Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:) rose to all time highs; up 7.64% or 800.0 to 11265.0.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.88.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.42% or 0.74 to $52.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.12% or 0.64 to hit $57.97 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 10.20 to trade at $1573.30 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 109.06, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 120.24.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.730.

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