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 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (T:6857), which rose 20.23% or 700.0 points to trade at 4160.0 at the close. Meanwhile, CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) added 11.49% or 455.0 points to end at 4415.0 and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4063) was up 7.24% or 745.0 points to 11035.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (T:6305), which fell 2.89% or 80.0 points to trade at 2686.0 at the close. Canon Inc (T:7751) declined 2.79% or 87.0 points to end at 3036.0 and Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) was down 2.41% or 90.0 points to 3650.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2243 to 1223 and 284 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advantest Corp. (T:6857) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 20.23% or 700.0 to 4160.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.95.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.63% or 0.35 to $56.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.49% or 0.31 to hit $63.49 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.65 to trade at $1425.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 108.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 120.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.472.