Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.66%

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 0.66% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 5.27% or 356.00 points to trade at 7,112.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Canon Inc (TYO:) added 4.93% or 178.00 points to end at 3,788.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO:) was up 4.48% or 78.50 points to 1,829.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokyu Corp. (TYO:), which fell 2.46% or 44.00 points to trade at 1,742.00 at the close. Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.40% or 43.50 points to end at 1,765.50 and JGC Corp. (TYO:) was down 1.76% or 33.00 points to 1,837.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2404 to 1217 and 221 ended unchanged.

Shares in Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.27% or 356.00 to 7,112.00. Shares in Canon Inc (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.93% or 178.00 to 3,788.00. Shares in Nikon Corp. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.48% or 78.50 to 1,829.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.71% to 21.99.

Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.04% or 0.03 to $70.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $75.67 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 2.25 to trade at $1,972.95 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.63% to 141.16, while EUR/JPY rose 0.58% to 154.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 101.83.