On Friday, Japan’s stock market witnessed gains, with the Precision Instruments, Transportation Equipment, and Electrical/Machinery sectors leading the upward trend.
Closing in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 surged by 0.84%.
Among the top performers on the Nikkei 225 were Keyence (TYO:6861), soaring by 7.79% or 5,030.00 points to reach 69,670.00 at market close. Additionally, T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) climbed 5.35% or 129.50 points, concluding at 2,545.00, while CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) rose by 5.38% or 52.50 points, reaching 1,026.50 by late trading.
Conversely, the session’s worst performers included JTEKT Corp. (TYO:6473), plummeting by 9.16% or 127.00 points to settle at 1,258.50 by close. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4063) experienced a decline of 6.37% or 402.00 points, finishing at 5,901.00, and NTN Corp. (TYO:6472) dropped by 2.88% or 9.10 points, ending at 305.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with 2103 stocks advancing, 1529 declining, and 226 remaining unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, indicating the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, decreased by 3.43% to 20.01.
In commodities trading, crude oil for June delivery edged up by 0.50% or 0.42 to $83.99 a barrel. Brent oil for delivery in June rose by 0.54% or 0.48, reaching $89.49 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract increased by 0.36% or 8.50, trading at $2,351.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose by 0.22% to 156.00, while EUR/JPY also climbed by 0.22% to 167.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures saw a slight increase of 0.01%, reaching 105.46.