Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Real Estate and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523), which rose 4.75% or 443.00 points to trade at 9,775.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301) added 4.49% or 47.00 points to end at 1,094.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 4.38% or 400.00 points to 9,530.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shizuoka Financial Group Inc (TYO:5831), which fell 4.18% or 42.00 points to trade at 963.00 at the close. Sompo Holdings Inc (TYO:8630) declined 3.81% or 231.00 points to end at 5,828.00 and Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830) was down 3.58% or 133.00 points to 3,583.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2098 to 1443 and 273 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.75% or 443.00 to 9,775.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.18% to 18.93.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.53% or 0.43 to $80.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.52% or 0.45 to hit $86.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.88% or 33.15 to trade at $1,793.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 1.36% to 136.15, while EUR/JPY fell 0.98% to 142.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 105.46.