Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.92%

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 added 0.92% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:), which rose 15.69% or 150.00 points to trade at 1,106.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rakuten Inc (TYO:) added 6.50% or 47.50 points to end at 778.70 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) was up 6.20% or 146.50 points to 2,511.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:), which fell 17.20% or 1,500.00 points to trade at 7,221.00 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (TYO:) declined 5.25% or 124.00 points to end at 2,239.50 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 3.20% or 620.00 points to 18,780.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2831 to 875 and 181 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 15.69% or 150.00 to 1,106.00. Shares in Rakuten Inc (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.50% or 47.50 to 778.70.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 19.48.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.10% or 0.08 to $78.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.08% or 0.07 to hit $82.79 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.00% or 0.10 to trade at $2,014.80 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 150.21, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 161.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 104.32.