Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Warehousing and Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.59%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:6952), which rose 6.97% or 84.50 points to trade at 1,296.00 at the close. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:7003) added 5.58% or 23.00 points to end at 435.00 and Kao Corp. (TYO:4452) was up 4.95% or 266.00 points to 5,638.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which lost 10.22% or 118.00 points to trade at 1,036.50 in late trade. Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405) declined 7.39% or 120.00 points to end at 1,503.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) shed 5.02% or 250.00 points to 4,730.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2468 to 1168 and 217 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.45% to 20.03.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.33% or 0.25 to $75.58 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.36% or 0.29 to hit $79.83 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 2.85 to trade at $1,954.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 151.01, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 161.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 105.42.