Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Fishery and Retail sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.93%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104), which rose 7.07% or 277.00 points to trade at 4,196.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 6.93% or 333.00 points to end at 5,138.00 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506) was up 6.84% or 364.00 points to 5,689.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which fell 9.03% or 42.00 points to trade at 423.00 at the close. Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (TYO:2002) declined 4.92% or 99.50 points to end at 1,922.00 and Maruha Nichiro Corp (TYO:1333) was down 4.31% or 125.00 points to 2,774.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2204 to 1445 and 237 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.48% to 17.28.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.06% or 0.04 to $71.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.09% or 0.07 to hit $76.68 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 4.55 to trade at $2,049.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 141.99, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 155.94.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 101.64.