Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.92% 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 added 1.92% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 8.32% or 595.00 points to trade at 7,748.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:) added 6.18% or 168.50 points to end at 2,896.00 and Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:) was up 5.48% or 134.50 points to 2,589.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 2.69% or 10.00 points to trade at 362.00 at the close. LY Corp (TYO:) declined 2.64% or 10.90 points to end at 402.00 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) was down 2.59% or 171.00 points to 6,421.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2092 to 1565 and 228 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; up 8.32% or 595.00 to 7,748.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.05% to 19.23.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.38% or 0.30 to $78.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.44% or 0.36 to hit $82.27 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.06% or 1.15 to trade at $2,055.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.29% to 150.41, while EUR/JPY rose 0.34% to 162.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 104.08.