Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Mining and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 14.92% or 137.0 points to trade at 1055.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) added 7.49% or 250.0 points to end at 3590.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was up 7.23% or 410.0 points to 6080.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503), which fell 5.25% or 81.0 points to trade at 1463.0 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 4.36% or 132.0 points to end at 2893.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) was down 2.36% or 11.0 points to 454.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2245 to 1027 and 212 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) rose to 5-year highs; rising 14.92% or 137.0 to 1055.0. Shares in Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 7.49% or 250.0 to 3590.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.74% to 14.12.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.04% or 0.02 to $52.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.14% or 0.08 to hit $57.49 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 3.01 to trade at $1284.79 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 112.76, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 132.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 93.27.