Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Steel, Shipbuilding and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 19.30% or 33.0 points to trade at 204.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) added 15.81% or 78.5 points to end at 575.0 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was up 12.44% or 226.0 points to 2043.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (T:9412), which fell 11.76% or 72.0 points to trade at 540.0 at the close. Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) declined 11.70% or 227.0 points to end at 1714.0 and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272) was down 11.54% or 135.0 points to 1035.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 949 to 926 and 128 ended unchanged.
Shares in Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) fell to 52-week lows; down 11.70% or 227.0 to 1714.0. Shares in Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272) fell to 3-years lows; falling 11.54% or 135.0 to 1035.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.90% to 25.99.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.11% or 0.05 to $46.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.15% or 0.07 to hit $47.67 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.22% or 2.85 to trade at $1272.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.50% to 108.95, while EUR/JPY rose 0.36% to 124.34.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.17% at 93.96.