Japan Stocks Rise After Close

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Precision Instruments, and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.69%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801): up 4.71% or 162.00 points to trade at 3,600.00 at the close.
– Mercari Inc (TYO:4385): added 4.31% or 98.00 points to end at 2,373.50.
– Murata Mfg Co (TYO:6981): up 4.16% or 121.00 points to 3,033.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543): fell 2.94% or 81.50 points to trade at 2,689.50.
– Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843): declined 2.88% or 645.00 points to end at 21,720.00.
– Aeon Co., Ltd. (TYO:8267): down 1.88% or 70.00 points to 3,649.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2422 to 1198, with 243 unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.99% to 22.47.

Commodities

• Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.41% or 0.31 to $76.22 a barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.44% or 0.35 to hit $79.17 a barrel.
• The December Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 6.10 to trade at $2,554.20 a troy ounce.

Currency Movement

• USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 145.04.
• EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 160.67.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 101.32.