Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Power, Banking and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Softbank Corp. (T:9984), which rose 3.57% or 304.5 points to trade at 8825.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) added 3.49% or 165.0 points to end at 4890.0 and Konami Corp. (T:9766) was up 3.47% or 180.0 points to 5360.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715), which fell 3.50% or 7.0 points to trade at 193.0 at the close. Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) declined 3.29% or 32.0 points to end at 940.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 2.82% or 16.0 points to 552.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1610 to 1406 and 357 ended unchanged.
Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.49% or 165.0 to 4890.0. Shares in Konami Corp. (T:9766) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.47% or 180.0 to 5360.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.35% to 15.21.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.31% or 0.16 to $51.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.11% or 0.06 to hit $53.90 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 5.60 to trade at $1258.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 111.73, while EUR/JPY rose 0.47% to 125.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 96.83.