Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Precision Instruments and Warehousing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.10% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 6.10% or 77.0 points to trade at 1339.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) added 5.15% or 32.0 points to end at 653.5 and NSK Ltd. (T:6471) was up 3.02% or 41.0 points to 1400.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IHI Corp. (T:7013), which fell 3.77% or 13.0 points to trade at 331.5 at the close. Haseko Corp (T:1808) declined 3.60% or 44.0 points to end at 1177.5 and JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) was down 2.79% or 14.4 points to 501.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1623 to 1357 and 363 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.53% to 18.08.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.16% or 0.08 to $50.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $53.92 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 1.81% or 21.10 to trade at $1142.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.53% to 117.65, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 123.41.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.39% at 102.43.