Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Transport and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 3.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were TOTO Ltd. (T:5332), which rose 8.48% or 380.00 points to trade at 4,860.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631) added 7.68% or 260.00 points to end at 3,645.00 and Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) was up 7.11% or 1,400.00 points to 21,080.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were East Japan Railway Co. (T:9020), which fell 1.81% or 126.00 points to trade at 6,854.00 at the close. Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9532) declined 1.60% or 35.00 points to end at 2,149.00 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) was down 1.19% or 28.00 points to 2,319.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3048 to 560 and 176 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.02% to 27.05.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.94% or 2.79 to $97.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 3.31% or 3.24 to hit $101.26 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.37% or 26.15 to trade at $1,935.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 118.76, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 131.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 98.35.