© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.43%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the added 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the were Advantest Corp. (TYO:), which rose 4.32% or 194.00 points to trade at 4,681.00 at the close. Meanwhile, NEC Corp. (TYO:) added 3.95% or 313.00 points to end at 8,240.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.24% or 163.00 points to 5,189.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 5.07% or 212.00 points to trade at 3,966.00 at the close. Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 3.71% or 52.00 points to end at 1,350.00 and Rakuten Inc (TYO:) was down 2.84% or 17.10 points to 585.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2064 to 1545 and 254 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.07% or 212.00 to 3,966.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.70% to 17.05.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.62% or 0.48 to $78.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.53% or 0.44 to hit $83.32 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 3.70 to trade at $2,043.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 146.99, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 161.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.70.