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 rose 0.91% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which rose 4.89% or 105.0 points to trade at 2253.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) added 4.40% or 27.4 points to end at 649.5 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was up 4.15% or 185.0 points to 4645.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202), which fell 3.65% or 16.0 points to trade at 422.0 at the close. Obayashi Corp. (T:1802) declined 3.10% or 30.0 points to end at 939.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was down 2.98% or 37.0 points to 1204.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2103 to 1395 and 217 ended unchanged.
Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.15% or 185.0 to 4645.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.38.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.15% or 0.07 to $45.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $48.51 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 6.65 to trade at $1812.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.11% to 104.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 124.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 91.877.