© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.60%
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.