By Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which rose 9.93% or 145.00 points to trade at 1,605.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) added 8.91% or 53.00 points to end at 648.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) was up 5.58% or 306.00 points to 5,786.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which fell 1.73% or 25.00 points to trade at 1,423.00 at the close. Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843) declined 1.59% or 335.00 points to end at 20,715.00 and Japan Exchange Group Inc (TYO:8697) was down 1.44% or 27.50 points to 1,877.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2540 to 1052 and 260 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 12.33% to 24.75.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.53% or 1.07 to $71.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.35% or 1.00 to hit $74.90 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 5.50 to trade at $2,675.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 146.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 161.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 101.63.