Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Fishery and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.23% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pioneer Corp. (T:6773), which rose 6.17% or 14.0 points to trade at 241.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) added 4.72% or 44.0 points to end at 977.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) was up 4.28% or 54.0 points to 1315.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which fell 6.87% or 29.0 points to trade at 393.0 at the close. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (T:4041) declined 6.32% or 33.0 points to end at 489.0 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) was down 6.02% or 29.0 points to 453.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1231 to 688 and 137 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.26% to 23.44.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.49% or 0.22 to $44.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.38% or 0.18 to hit $47.07 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.03% or 0.45 to trade at $1310.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 103.31, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 115.17.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.03% at 96.04.