Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Retail and Chemical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 8.01% or 798.0 points to trade at 10760.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Softbank Corp. (T:9984) added 6.36% or 560.0 points to end at 9366.0 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) was up 4.49% or 106.0 points to 2466.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which fell 3.94% or 135.0 points to trade at 3295.0 at the close. Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) declined 3.68% or 34.0 points to end at 891.0 and JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) was down 3.60% or 28.6 points to 765.2.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1942 to 1391 and 229 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.01% or 798.0 to 10760.0. Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) rose to all time highs; rising 4.49% or 106.0 to 2466.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.87% to 17.70.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.80% or 0.56 to $70.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.96% or 1.44 to hit $74.84 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 0.90 to trade at $1245.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.33% to 112.36, while EUR/JPY rose 0.43% to 131.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 94.47.