Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transport, Fishery and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Denso Corp. (T:6902), which rose 2.94% or 132.0 points to trade at 4622.0 at the close. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) added 2.82% or 139.0 points to end at 5072.0 and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) was up 2.74% or 140.0 points to 5250.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which lost 4.41% or 13.0 points to trade at 282.0 in late trade. Inpex Corp. (T:1605) declined 4.02% or 44.0 points to end at 1050.0 and Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) shed 2.84% or 18.0 points to 615.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1883 to 1548 and 250 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.18% to 17.20.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.48% or 0.30 to $62.16 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.59% or 0.41 to hit $68.90 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.45 to trade at $1295.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 111.41, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 125.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 96.685.