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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.50% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks rise at closing trade. Nikkei 225 is up 0.50%

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

The Tokyo close saw the stock rise 0.50%

They were the top performers at the session Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:) traded at 6870.0 after the close, up 6.84%. That’s 440.0 points. Meanwhile, Kubota Corp. (T:), added 6.20%, or 145.0 points to reach 2484.5 Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Late trade saw (T:), up 4.86%, or 125.0 points, to 2698.5

These were the worst performers of the session. CyberAgent Inc T:, which dropped 4.09% (92.0 points) to close at 210.0 Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. T: fell 3.97%, or 92.0 points, to close at 2226.0 and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings The (T:), was down by 3.22%, or 118.0 point to 3547.0.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange saw falling stocks surpassing advancing stocks from 1934 through 1604, and ended the year unchanged at 220.

The was unchanged at 0% from 18.66, an increase of a month.

Crude oil was unchanged at 0.97%, or 0.76, to $79.17 per barrel for January delivery. Brent oil, which was due for delivery January 1, rose by 0.79 or 0.97% to reach $82.03/barrel, and the December Gold Futures contract declined by 0.08%, or 1.45, to trade at $1859.95 per troy ounce.

USD/JPY rose 0.07%, to 114.32. EUR/JPY declined 0.05% to 129.83.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.7% at 95.608.

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