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 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354), which rose 3.85% or 79.0 points to trade at 2133.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 3.84% or 48.0 points to end at 1298.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) was up 3.79% or 49.5 points to 1356.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which fell 5.45% or 109.0 points to trade at 1890.0 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) declined 2.51% or 175.0 points to end at 6810.0 and The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) was down 2.42% or 34.5 points to 1393.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2195 to 1347 and 212 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 17.61.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.39% or 0.22 to $56.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.32% or 0.20 to hit $62.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.45 to trade at $1513.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 107.69, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 117.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 98.653.