Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Food and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kikkoman Corp. (TOKYO:2801), which rose 6.07% or 220.0 points to trade at 3845.0 at the close. Shimizu Corp. (TOKYO:1803) added 5.18% or 57.0 points to end at 1158.0 and Obayashi Corp. (TOKYO:1802) was up 4.91% or 48.0 points to 1025.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unitika, Ltd. (TOKYO:3103), which lost 3.08% or 2.0 points to trade at 63.0 in late trade. Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TOKYO:6841) declined 2.99% or 42.0 points to end at 1361.0 and SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436) shed 2.92% or 32.0 points to 1065.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1408 to 468 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.53% to 36.08.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.82% or 1.09 to $39.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.83% or 1.22 to hit $44.36 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.20% or 2.20 to trade at $1126.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 120.22, while EUR/JPY rose 0.44% to 136.24.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 95.22.