Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Shipbuilding sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which rose 6.52% or 240.00 points to trade at 3,920.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) added 6.47% or 195.00 points to end at 3,210.00 and Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) was up 6.23% or 200.00 points to 3,410.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dentsu Inc. (T:4324), which fell 4.03% or 185.00 points to trade at 4,405.00 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) declined 2.52% or 37.00 points to end at 1,434.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631) was down 1.58% or 60.00 points to 3,735.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2122 to 1418 and 226 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) rose to 3-years highs; up 6.52% or 240.00 to 3,920.00. Shares in Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.23% or 200.00 to 3,410.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.93% to 27.32.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 4.46% or 4.93 to $115.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 4.75% or 5.36 to hit $118.29 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 7.30 to trade at $1,929.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 115.72, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 128.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 97.51.