Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Warehousing, Transportation Equipment and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.26% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 4.75% or 38.0 points to trade at 838.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) added 3.94% or 125.0 points to end at 3295.0 and Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301) was up 3.79% or 103.5 points to 2836.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IHI Corp. (T:7013), which fell 5.67% or 185.0 points to trade at 3080.0 at the close. Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) declined 2.82% or 46.0 points to end at 1583.0 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) was down 2.79% or 58.0 points to 2020.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1724 to 1715 and 261 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.20% to 18.12.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.07% or 0.04 to $57.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $67.02 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 8.95 to trade at $1338.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 110.76, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 125.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 96.308.