Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 2.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Canon Inc (T:7751), which rose 6.52% or 174.0 points to trade at 2843.0 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 5.60% or 450.0 points to end at 8490.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 5.43% or 360.0 points to 6990.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which lost 7.15% or 154.0 points to trade at 2000.0 in late trade. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 0.77% or 16.0 points to end at 2072.0 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (T:8750) shed 0.77% or 19.0 points to 2450.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2477 to 1082 and 220 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.24.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.24% or 0.88 to $71.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.07% or 0.79 to hit $74.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.20% or 21.25 to trade at $1785.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 114.11, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 128.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 96.255.