Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Precision Instruments and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.47%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Aeon Co., Ltd. (TYO:8267), which rose 10.97% or 262.00 points to trade at 2,650.00 at the close. Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) added 6.10% or 110.00 points to end at 1,912.00 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) was up 4.53% or 155.00 points to 3,575.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:8233), which lost 2.69% or 37.00 points to trade at 1,341.00 in late trade. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086) declined 2.28% or 24.00 points to end at 1,030.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) shed 2.24% or 43.00 points to 1,880.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2244 to 1255 and 272 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.72% to 23.97.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.56% or 0.55 to $99.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.60% or 0.60 to hit $101.29 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 4.05 to trade at $1,740.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 136.05, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 138.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 106.79.