Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Textile, Chemical and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which rose 3.73% or 210.00 points to trade at 5,836.00 at the close. Meanwhile, CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) added 3.05% or 29.20 points to end at 985.30 and GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674) was up 2.99% or 98.00 points to 3,375.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501), which fell 3.05% or 173.00 points to trade at 5,501.00 at the close. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) declined 2.85% or 162.00 points to end at 5,531.00 and Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009) was down 2.77% or 147.00 points to 5,165.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1808 to 1753 and 302 ended unchanged.
Shares in GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674) rose to 3-years highs; up 2.99% or 98.00 to 3,375.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.76% to 17.11.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.10% or 0.08 to $80.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.08% or 0.07 to hit $85.14 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.64% or 15.10 to trade at $2,357.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 158.18, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 169.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 104.97.