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 rose 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702), which rose 4.65% or 635.0 points to trade at 14280.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (T:5711) added 4.05% or 89.0 points to end at 2285.0 and Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) was up 3.99% or 320.0 points to 8350.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which fell 6.80% or 28.0 points to trade at 384.0 at the close. IHI Corp. (T:7013) declined 6.03% or 128.0 points to end at 1993.0 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) was down 5.83% or 13.0 points to 210.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2022 to 1498 and 205 ended unchanged.
Shares in Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.99% or 320.0 to 8350.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.97.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.44% or 0.69 to $48.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.35% or 0.69 to hit $51.77 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.88% or 16.45 to trade at $1875.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.28% to 103.19, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 126.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 89.877.