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 rose 2.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Canon Inc (T:7751), which rose 6.52% or 174.0 points to trade at 2843.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 5.60% or 450.0 points to end at 8490.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 5.43% or 360.0 points to 6990.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which fell 7.15% or 154.0 points to trade at 2000.0 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 0.77% or 16.0 points to end at 2072.0 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (T:8750) was down 0.77% or 19.0 points to 2450.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2477 to 1082 and 220 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.24.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.24% or 0.88 to $71.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.07% or 0.79 to hit $74.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.20% or 21.25 to trade at $1785.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 114.11, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 128.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 96.255.