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 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (T:8750), which rose 9.52% or 181.0 points to trade at 2083.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 6.06% or 590.0 points to end at 10330.0 and Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) was up 5.08% or 1330.0 points to 27515.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411), which fell 5.50% or 75.0 points to trade at 1288.0 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) declined 4.41% or 33.0 points to end at 715.0 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) was down 4.09% or 25.2 points to 590.7.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2027 to 1526 and 186 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (T:8750) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.52% or 181.0 to 2083.0. Shares in Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) rose to 3-years highs; up 6.06% or 590.0 to 10330.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.04.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.15% or 0.68 to $59.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.07% or 0.67 to hit $63.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 3.45 to trade at $1719.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 110.66, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 129.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 93.198.