Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Finance & Investment and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901), which rose 12.12% or 508.0 points to trade at 4698.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) added 8.04% or 116.0 points to end at 1559.0 and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) was up 5.69% or 88.0 points to 1635.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702), which fell 12.83% or 103.2 points to trade at 700.9 at the close. Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413) declined 5.66% or 104.0 points to end at 1735.0 and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303) was down 3.61% or 68.5 points to 1830.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2809 to 639 and 128 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.04% or 116.0 to 1559.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.81% to 17.97 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.03% or 0.02 to $64.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $68.91 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.60 to trade at $1342.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.37% to 109.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 135.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 89.09.