Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Precision Instruments and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.81% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713), which rose 7.70% or 378.00 points to trade at 5,284.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) added 6.82% or 26.00 points to end at 407.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151) was up 6.26% or 173.00 points to 2,937.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which fell 7.33% or 473.00 points to trade at 5,978.00 at the close. Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) declined 2.85% or 187.00 points to end at 6,373.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) was down 2.73% or 87.00 points to 3,099.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2047 to 1549 and 282 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.62% to 16.47.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.68% or 0.57 to $83.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.58% or 0.51 to hit $86.83 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 8.05 to trade at $2,361.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.18% to 161.40, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 174.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 104.99.