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 0.60% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 4.55% or 54.0 points to trade at 1242.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) added 4.48% or 54.0 points to end at 1260.0 and Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) was up 3.94% or 102.0 points to 2692.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teijin Ltd. (T:3401), which fell 2.59% or 47.0 points to trade at 1770.0 at the close. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) declined 2.44% or 45.0 points to end at 1797.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) was down 2.40% or 34.0 points to 1380.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2170 to 1261 and 280 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.28 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 2.95% or 1.59 to $55.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 2.67% or 1.65 to hit $63.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 2.61% or 35.15 to trade at $1383.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.35% to 107.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 121.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 96.297.