Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Machinery and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.15% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which rose 7.84% or 350.0 points to trade at 4816.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) added 5.50% or 195.0 points to end at 3740.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 4.61% or 222.5 points to 5045.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Konami Corp. (T:9766), which fell 5.08% or 280.0 points to trade at 5230.0 at the close. The Chiba Bank, Ltd. (T:8331) declined 3.60% or 31.0 points to end at 830.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was down 2.86% or 197.0 points to 6692.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1907 to 1434 and 214 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.50% or 195.0 to 3740.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.59% to 16.98.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.04% or 0.71 to $69.18 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.12% or 0.82 to hit $74.30 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.00 to trade at $1354.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 107.35, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 132.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 89.42.