Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Power and Trading sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252), which rose 7.38% or 144.0 points to trade at 2095.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) added 4.54% or 14.0 points to end at 322.5 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was up 4.19% or 70.0 points to 1742.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406), which fell 5.26% or 58.5 points to trade at 1053.0 at the close. IHI Corp. (T:7013) declined 5.13% or 182.5 points to end at 3375.0 and JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) was down 4.44% or 29.3 points to 630.6.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1894 to 1446 and 221 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.61% to 21.15.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.15% or 0.09 to $61.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $64.90 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1325.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 106.10, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 131.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 89.72.