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 gained 2.29% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 8.48% or 154.0 points to trade at 1969.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 6.95% or 80.5 points to end at 1239.5 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) was up 6.67% or 127.0 points to 2030.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which lost 8.40% or 90.0 points to trade at 981.0 in late trade. CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) declined 3.88% or 180.0 points to end at 4460.0 and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) shed 1.70% or 34.0 points to 1967.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2994 to 554 and 172 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 17.50.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.34% or 0.19 to $56.07 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.13% or 0.08 to hit $60.62 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 4.75 to trade at $1555.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 106.48, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 117.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 98.377.