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 added 0.94% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (T:9412), which rose 15.66% or 65.0 points to trade at 480.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 4.65% or 250.0 points to end at 5630.0 and Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) was up 3.75% or 38.0 points to 1052.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064), which fell 2.70% or 77.0 points to trade at 2774.0 at the close. Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) declined 2.16% or 7.0 points to end at 317.0 and CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) was down 2.02% or 120.0 points to 5820.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1912 to 1554 and 227 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.12.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.75% or 0.31 to $41.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.97% or 0.43 to hit $44.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.17% or 3.35 to trade at $1941.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 106.19, while EUR/JPY fell 0.31% to 125.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 92.898.