Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.02%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Takara Holdings Inc. (TYO:2531), which rose 4.48% or 77.50 points to trade at 1,806.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) added 3.39% or 29.60 points to end at 903.70 and Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) was up 3.23% or 31.50 points to 1,006.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which fell 4.09% or 96.00 points to trade at 2,252.00 at the close. West Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9021) declined 3.71% or 128.00 points to end at 3,318.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was down 2.54% or 64.50 points to 2,471.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2210 to 1384 and 252 ended unchanged.

Shares in Takara Holdings Inc. (TYO:2531) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.48% or 77.50 to 1,806.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.36% to 25.06.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.16% or 0.10 to $63.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $67.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 7.90 to trade at $3,373.70 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 148.53, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 172.24.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 98.63.