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 added 0.55% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 15.30% or 1000.0 points to trade at 7534.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) added 4.06% or 72.5 points to end at 1859.5 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) was up 3.75% or 36.0 points to 996.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toray Industries, Inc. (T:3402), which fell 4.35% or 36.5 points to trade at 801.9 at the close. Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) declined 2.94% or 123.0 points to end at 4067.0 and Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) was down 2.59% or 19.0 points to 714.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1923 to 1556 and 268 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.47.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.63% or 0.35 to $55.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.43% or 0.26 to hit $60.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.85 to trade at $1492.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 108.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.16% to 121.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 97.127.