Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Shipbuilding and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.00% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (T:6305), which rose 5.25% or 185.0 points to trade at 3710.0 at the close. Meanwhile, The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) added 4.32% or 70.5 points to end at 1703.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was up 3.89% or 210.0 points to 5610.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214), which fell 3.90% or 135.0 points to trade at 3330.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 3.74% or 105.0 points to end at 2706.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was down 3.62% or 265.0 points to 7060.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1771 to 1628 and 237 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.32% or 70.5 to 1703.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.24% to 16.58.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.55% or 0.39 to $71.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.18% or 0.14 to hit $79.54 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.40 to trade at $1206.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 112.25, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 131.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 93.96.