Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.64% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan stocks were increased soon after the near on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares greater.

At the close in Tokyo, the obtained 2.64%.

The best performers of the session on the have been JGC Corp. (TYO:), which rose 20.48% or 300.00 details to trade at 1,765.00 at the shut. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) added 16.78% or 100.00 details to stop at 696.00 and Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 15.07% or 74.00 points to 565.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were being Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 13.85% or 186.00 details to trade at 1,157.00 at the close. Secom Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 11.21% or 1,046.00 details to close at 8,286.00 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:) was down 8.87% or 43.00 points to 442.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Inventory Exchange by 2892 to 737 and 144 ended unchanged.

Shares in JGC Corp. (TYO:) rose to 52-7 days highs gaining 20.48% or 300.00 to 1,765.00. Shares in Casio Pc Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 5-12 months lows falling 13.85% or 186.00 to 1,157.00. Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-7 days highs increasing 15.07% or 74.00 to 565.00. Shares in Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:) fell to 52-7 days lows down 8.87% or 43.00 to 442.00.

The , which steps the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 choices, was up 3.18% to 29.50.

Crude oil for June shipping was up .99% or 1.05 to $107.18 a barrel. In other places in commodities investing, Brent oil for supply in July rose 1.27% or 1.36 to hit $108.81 a barrel, although the June Gold Futures agreement rose .15% or 2.75 to trade at $1,827.35 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up .34% to 128.76, though EUR/JPY rose .62% to 134.01.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down .30% at 104.58.