Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Mining and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.47%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 14.92% or 137.0 points to trade at 1055.0 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) added 7.49% or 250.0 points to end at 3590.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was up 7.23% or 410.0 points to 6080.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503), which lost 5.25% or 81.0 points to trade at 1463.0 in late trade. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 4.36% or 132.0 points to end at 2893.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) shed 2.36% or 11.0 points to 454.5.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2245 to 1027 and 212 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.74% to 14.12.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.04% or 0.02 to $52.16 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.14% or 0.08 to hit $57.49 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 2.98 to trade at $1284.82 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 112.76, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 132.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 93.27.