Japanese Stocks End Friday Trading Up 0.10%

The Nikkei 225 Japanese stock index opened at 10,231.78, significantly higher than the previous day's close of 10,168.52, then proceeded to fall for the rest of the trading day. Towards the end of the day the index briefly fell below Thursday's close, then recovered just before the market closed, to end Friday trading in Tokyo up 9.80 points, or 0.10%, at 10,178.32. The day's range for the Japanese stock index was between 10,154.99 and 10,254.00. Investors who would like to invest in Japanese equities might want to consider the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund EWJ, which uses a representative sampling strategy to try to track the MSCI Japan index. Those who are bullish on Japanese stocks should take a look at the ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan Index Fund EZJ, which seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice the daily performance of the MSCI Japan Index. If you think that Japanese stocks are headed lower, consider the ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan Fund EWV, which seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice the inverse of the daily performance of the MSCI Japan index. Read more from Benzinga's ETF news.