Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Insurance, Warehousing and Banking 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 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (T:8601), which rose 5.39% or 36.3 points to trade at 709.4 at the close. Meanwhile, Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413) added 3.05% or 50.0 points to end at 1689.0 and Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604) was up 2.74% or 18.0 points to 674.7 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tosoh Corp. (T:4042), which fell 5.30% or 139.0 points to trade at 2482.0 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) declined 4.01% or 51.0 points to end at 1221.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) was down 3.38% or 82.0 points to 2345.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1864 to 1394 and 233 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.05% or 50.0 to 1689.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.37% to 15.70.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.11% or 0.06 to $52.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.19% or 0.11 to hit $58.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.32 to trade at $1279.32 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 113.69, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 134.36.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 93.56.