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 2.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were CyberAgent Inc (T:4751), which rose 6.77% or 250.0 points to trade at 3945.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 6.10% or 440.0 points to end at 7650.0 and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) was up 6.04% or 326.0 points to 5721.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which fell 2.70% or 32.0 points to trade at 1155.0 at the close. JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) declined 2.68% or 13.9 points to end at 503.9 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) was down 1.44% or 25.0 points to 1712.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3266 to 405 and 121 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.04% or 326.0 to 5721.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 17.25 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.13% or 0.08 to $59.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $65.47 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.91% or 14.15 to trade at $1546.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 109.31, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 121.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.010.