Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.11%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Power, Banking and Rubber sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.11%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Otsuka Holdings Ltd (TYO:4578), which rose 3.37% or 295.00 points to trade at 9,049.00 at the close. DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) added 2.92% or 51.50 points to end at 1,814.50 and Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324) was up 2.79% or 129.00 points to 4,748.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which lost 3.14% or 20.80 points to trade at 642.20 in late trade. Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) declined 2.55% or 62.50 points to end at 2,389.50 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) shed 2.34% or 62.50 points to 2,608.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1953 to 1554 and 329 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.59% to 27.30.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.76% or 0.54 to $71.21 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.64% or 0.48 to hit $74.93 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 13.60 to trade at $2,721.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 149.94, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 162.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 103.43.