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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.98% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9064 ), which rose 5.32% or 105.00 points to trade at 2,077.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO: 4506 ) added 5.26% or 47.00 points to end at 941.00 and Otsuka Holdings Ltd (TYO: 4578 ) was up 5.22% or 382.00 points to 7,697.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8308 ), which fell 5.33% or 58.50 points to trade at 1,040.00 at the close. Seiko Epson Cor (TYO: 6724 ) declined 4.93% or 99.50 points to end at 1,920.00 and Concordia Financial Group Ltd (TYO: 7186 ) was down 4.18% or 37.20 points to 853.40.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1908 to 1694 and 258 ended unchanged.

Shares in Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9064 ) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.32% or 105.00 to 2,077.50. Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO: 4506 ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.26% or 47.00 to 941.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.60% to 26.25 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.22% or 0.13 to $59.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.19% or 0.12 to hit $62.25 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.23% or 39.65 to trade at $3,261.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.25% to 145.10, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 164.37.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 99.70.