Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.22% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which rose 13.60% or 107.00 points to trade at 894.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Central Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9022) added 9.76% or 286.00 points to end at 3,217.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 6.89% or 404.00 points to 6,267.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Murata Mfg Co (TYO:6981), which fell 12.80% or 283.50 points to trade at 1,930.50 at the close. Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) declined 5.70% or 100.00 points to end at 1,655.00 and Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602) was down 5.09% or 415.00 points to 7,745.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2184 to 1414 and 256 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) rose to 52-week highs; rising 13.60% or 107.00 to 894.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.48% to 27.23 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.82% or 0.48 to $57.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.67% or 0.41 to hit $60.65 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 2.41% or 79.94 to trade at $3,239.16 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.12% to 144.54, while EUR/JPY rose 0.86% to 163.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 99.82.