Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Mining and Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.04% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:6952), which rose 3.95% or 50.00 points to trade at 1,316.00 at the close. Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) added 3.26% or 57.00 points to end at 1,807.00 and Yamaha Corp. (TYO:7951) was up 3.19% or 180.00 points to 5,830.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which lost 11.13% or 1,160.00 points to trade at 9,260.00 in late trade. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) declined 7.74% or 270.00 points to end at 3,220.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) shed 6.99% or 740.00 points to 9,850.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1845 to 1649 and 277 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.15% to 19.44.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.29% or 0.36 to $121.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.19% or 0.24 to hit $123.34 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.90 to trade at $1,853.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.47% to 133.60, while EUR/JPY fell 0.48% to 143.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.56.