Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 3.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 10.11% or 28.0 points to trade at 305.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 8.06% or 116.0 points to end at 1555.0 and JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) was up 8.06% or 44.1 points to 591.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.0 points to trade at 1258.0 at the close. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) added 1.26% or 70.0 points to end at 5610.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 1.31% or 730.0 points to 56620.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3615 to 92 and 33 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.16% to 30.91.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.87% or 0.87 to $45.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 2.24% or 1.24 to hit $54.05 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 2.85 to trade at $1272.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.40% to 110.92, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 126.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 96.357.