Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Insurance and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.70% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were IHI Corp. (T:7013), which rose 6.58% or 16.0 points to trade at 259.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) added 6.30% or 270.0 points to end at 4559.0 and Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) was up 6.25% or 11.0 points to 187.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which fell 19.42% or 140.5 points to trade at 583.0 at the close. Meidensha Corp. (T:6508) declined 9.38% or 51.0 points to end at 493.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) was down 4.79% or 64.0 points to 1272.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1793 to 158 and 50 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) fell to all time lows; falling 19.42% or 140.5 to 583.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.10% to 30.15.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.48% or 0.21 to $44.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.55% or 0.25 to hit $46.05 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.53% or 6.60 to trade at $1261.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 109.62, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 123.88.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 94.46.