Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Trading and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Amada Co., Ltd. (T:6113), which rose 4.50% or 58.0 points to trade at 1348.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) added 4.37% or 685.0 points to end at 16375.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was up 3.86% or 83.0 points to 2236.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101), which fell 2.05% or 4.0 points to trade at 191.0 at the close. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) declined 1.64% or 7.0 points to end at 419.0 and Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) was down 1.51% or 3.8 points to 247.9.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2313 to 752 and 308 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.37% or 685.0 to 16375.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.42% to 13.90 a new 5-year low.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.43% or 0.69 to $49.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.22% or 0.62 to hit $51.38 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.44% or 5.60 to trade at $1266.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.30% to 111.11, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 124.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 97.05.