Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604), which rose 9.02% or 31.0 points to trade at 374.6 at the close. Meanwhile, TDK Corp (T:6762) added 7.79% or 660.0 points to end at 9130.0 and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) was up 7.40% or 269.0 points to 3904.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:5901), which fell 10.69% or 204.0 points to trade at 1705.0 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) declined 7.95% or 490.0 points to end at 5670.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was down 7.95% or 170.5 points to 1973.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1850 to 1585 and 279 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:5901) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.69% or 204.0 to 1705.0. Shares in Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) fell to 5-year lows; down 7.95% or 170.5 to 1973.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.72.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.14% or 0.67 to $57.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.92% or 0.60 to hit $64.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.30% or 18.75 to trade at $1419.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.38% to 109.16, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 120.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 98.593.