Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.40% By Investing.com

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 rose 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the were Konami Corp. (TYO:), which rose 4.26% or 322.00 points to trade at 7,874.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:) added 4.22% or 120.50 points to end at 2,978.00 and Nomura Holdings Inc (TYO:) was up 4.16% or 26.70 points to 669.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were LY Corp (TYO:), which fell 2.38% or 11.80 points to trade at 483.30 at the close. Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.18% or 94.00 points to end at 4,212.00 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:) was down 1.67% or 96.00 points to 5,650.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1847 to 1840 and 203 ended unchanged.

Shares in Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.22% or 120.50 to 2,978.00. Shares in Nomura Holdings Inc (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.16% or 26.70 to 669.20.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.04% to 18.69.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.82% or 0.59 to $72.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.64% or 0.50 to hit $78.09 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.80 to trade at $2,049.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.38% to 145.17, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 158.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 102.32.