Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Machinery and Communication sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.15% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which rose 7.84% or 350.0 points to trade at 4816.0 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) added 5.50% or 195.0 points to end at 3740.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 4.61% or 222.5 points to 5045.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Konami Corp. (T:9766), which lost 5.08% or 280.0 points to trade at 5230.0 in late trade. The Chiba Bank, Ltd. (T:8331) declined 3.60% or 31.0 points to end at 830.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) shed 2.86% or 197.0 points to 6692.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1907 to 1434 and 214 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.59% to 16.98.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.02% or 0.70 to $69.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.12% or 0.82 to hit $74.30 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.20 to trade at $1354.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 107.34, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 132.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 89.42.