Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Fishery, Mining and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 3.86% or 300.00 points to trade at 8,070.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) added 3.33% or 1,410.00 points to end at 43,690.00 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) was up 3.21% or 135.00 points to 4,344.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which fell 7.66% or 49.00 points to trade at 591.00 at the close. TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332) declined 3.47% or 155.00 points to end at 4,315.00 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:8354) was down 3.16% or 75.00 points to 2,295.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2131 to 1299 and 318 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.12% to 23.12.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.49% or 0.47 to $95.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.27% or 0.27 to hit $99.30 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.10% or 19.10 to trade at $1,716.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.07% to 138.90, while EUR/JPY rose 0.72% to 139.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 108.32.