Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.60% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 4.55% or 54.0 points to trade at 1242.0 at the close. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) added 4.48% or 54.0 points to end at 1260.0 and Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) was up 3.94% or 102.0 points to 2692.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Teijin Ltd. (T:3401), which lost 2.59% or 47.0 points to trade at 1770.0 in late trade. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) declined 2.44% or 45.0 points to end at 1797.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) shed 2.40% or 34.0 points to 1380.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2170 to 1261 and 280 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.28 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 2.93% or 1.58 to $55.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 2.64% or 1.63 to hit $63.45 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 2.63% or 35.45 to trade at $1384.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.36% to 107.70, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 121.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 96.295.