Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Rubber and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (T:8801), which rose 4.41% or 113.5 points to trade at 2689.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Terumo Corp. (T:4543) added 3.94% or 220.0 points to end at 5800.0 and TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) was up 3.86% or 220.0 points to 5920.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which fell 1.98% or 88.0 points to trade at 4359.0 at the close. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) declined 1.89% or 100.0 points to end at 5200.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 1.73% or 17.0 points to 963.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2069 to 1280 and 204 ended unchanged.
Shares in Terumo Corp. (T:4543) rose to all time highs; up 3.94% or 220.0 to 5800.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.18% to 22.25.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.28% or 0.18 to $63.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.34% or 0.23 to hit $68.25 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.78% or 10.40 to trade at $1329.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.29% to 107.09, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 131.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 89.96.