Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Transportation Equipment and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.04%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523), which rose 2.79% or 170.00 points to trade at 6,259.00 at the close. Nidec Corp (TYO:6594) added 1.35% or 92.00 points to end at 6,894.00 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6770) was up 1.35% or 18.00 points to 1,352.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531), which lost 9.57% or 387.00 points to trade at 3,654.00 in late trade. Canon Inc (TYO:7751) declined 8.42% or 374.00 points to end at 4,081.00 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) shed 5.96% or 29.30 points to 462.70.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2755 to 874 and 239 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.43% to 20.01.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.16% or 0.13 to $82.94 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.22% or 0.19 to hit $88.21 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 7.10 to trade at $2,331.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 155.66, while EUR/JPY rose 0.43% to 166.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 105.51.