Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Pharmaceutical Industry and Chemical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which rose 3.25% or 87.0 points to trade at 2767.0 at the close. Meanwhile, TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) added 1.86% or 85.0 points to end at 4655.0 and Denso Corp. (T:6902) was up 1.85% or 86.0 points to 4743.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which fell 4.18% or 47.0 points to trade at 1077.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 3.99% or 58.0 points to end at 1395.0 and Resona Holdings, Inc. (T:8308) was down 3.14% or 14.9 points to 460.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2060 to 1383 and 249 ended unchanged.
Shares in Resona Holdings, Inc. (T:8308) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.14% or 14.9 to 460.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.00% to 16.16.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.59% or 0.38 to $64.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.32% or 0.23 to hit $71.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.47% or 6.15 to trade at $1307.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 111.14, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 125.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 96.578.