Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Steel and Non-Metal Minerals 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 Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which rose 5.06% or 80.00 points to trade at 1,662.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) added 3.25% or 685.00 points to end at 21,750.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) was up 3.17% or 185.00 points to 6,029.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:8750), which fell 1.31% or 35.00 points to trade at 2,641.50 at the close. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TYO:4183) declined 1.24% or 49.00 points to end at 3,914.00 and Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405) was down 1.19% or 19.00 points to 1,578.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2206 to 1383 and 252 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) rose to all time highs; rising 3.17% or 185.00 to 6,029.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.49% to 18.39.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.71% or 0.56 to $78.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.61% or 0.51 to hit $82.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 1.00 to trade at $1,949.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 145.19, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 157.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 103.43.