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 gained 1.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332), which rose 7.95% or 50.0 points to trade at 679.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) added 5.18% or 2370.0 points to end at 48120.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was up 4.33% or 380.0 points to 9150.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which fell 4.93% or 330.0 points to trade at 6370.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) declined 4.74% or 240.0 points to end at 4820.0 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) was down 4.28% or 63.0 points to 1409.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1775 to 1705 and 259 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.95% or 50.0 to 679.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.70.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.76% or 0.61 to $81.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.84% or 0.70 to hit $83.88 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 2.45 to trade at $1792.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 113.47, while EUR/JPY rose 0.33% to 131.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 93.925.