Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Transportation Equipment and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.39% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (T:8801), which rose 4.85% or 106.0 points to trade at 2290.0 at the close. Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (T:8830) added 4.70% or 121.0 points to end at 2698.0 and Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) was up 4.62% or 56.0 points to 1269.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which lost 5.75% or 79.0 points to trade at 1295.0 in late trade. Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303) declined 1.80% or 3.0 points to end at 163.5 and Kao Corp. (T:4452) shed 1.59% or 90.0 points to 5585.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2116 to 850 and 325 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.70% to 18.46 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.58% or 0.30 to $51.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.47% or 0.25 to hit $52.42 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.11% or 1.45 to trade at $1271.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 103.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 113.76.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 97.97.