Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Retail, Insurance and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9983), which rose 4.13% or 2280.0 points to trade at 57460.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8803) added 3.45% or 58.0 points to end at 1737.0 and Sharp Corp. (TOKYO:6753) was up 3.11% or 5.0 points to 166.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Keio Corp. (TOKYO:9008), which fell 3.41% or 32.0 points to trade at 907.0 at the close. GS Yuasa Corp. (TOKYO:6674) declined 2.78% or 13.0 points to end at 455.0 and Toho Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9602) was down 2.63% or 78.0 points to 2884.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1432 to 450.
Shares in GS Yuasa Corp. (TOKYO:6674) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.78% or 13.0 to 455.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.91% to 23.35.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.76% or 0.91 to $52.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.33% or 0.76 to hit $57.81 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.11% or 1.30 to trade at $1162.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.59% to 121.42, while EUR/JPY rose 0.82% to 134.81.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 96.25.