Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Fishery and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which rose 5.50% or 96.0 points to trade at 1843.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) added 5.13% or 109.5 points to end at 2243.5 and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) was up 4.53% or 185.0 points to 4265.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407), which fell 13.62% or 125.0 points to trade at 792.7 at the close. Uny Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:8270) declined 5.04% or 37.0 points to end at 697.0 and Sharp Corp. (T:6753) was down 2.76% or 4.0 points to 141.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1604 to 266 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407) fell to 52-week lows; falling 13.62% or 125.0 to 792.7.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.18% to 26.87.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.47% or 0.22 to $46.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $49.72 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.36% or 4.20 to trade at $1184.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 118.77, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 136.35.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 93.92.