Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Transportation Equipment and Manufacturing sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), which rose 5.16% or 24.60 points to trade at 501.00 at the close. Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (TYO:3105) added 4.91% or 56.00 points to end at 1,197.00 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201) was up 4.17% or 23.20 points to 579.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Oji Holdings Corp. (TYO:3861), which lost 3.94% or 22.20 points to trade at 541.40 in late trade. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086) declined 3.78% or 54.00 points to end at 1,373.50 and Japan Tobacco Inc (TYO:2914) shed 3.66% or 118.00 points to 3,104.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1790 to 1779 and 262 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.95% to 20.19.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.40% or 0.28 to $69.28 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.40% or 0.30 to hit $73.94 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 8.90 to trade at $1,913.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 144.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 157.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 102.67.