Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Power, Gas & Water and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which rose 4.89% or 62.0 points to trade at 1330.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) added 4.44% or 240.0 points to end at 5640.0 and Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301) was up 4.22% or 150.0 points to 3706.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914), which fell 4.45% or 132.0 points to trade at 2836.0 at the close. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) declined 2.80% or 54.5 points to end at 1888.5 and Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) was down 2.55% or 80.0 points to 3060.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2102 to 1269 and 201 ended unchanged.
Shares in Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.45% or 132.0 to 2836.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.50% to 22.02.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.08% or 0.05 to $65.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.23% or 0.16 to hit $69.31 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.81% or 10.70 to trade at $1332.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.30% to 105.73, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 130.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 89.06.