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 gained 0.11% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which rose 15.18% or 224.0 points to trade at 1700.0 at the close. Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) added 6.67% or 100.0 points to end at 1600.0 and GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) was up 6.55% or 135.0 points to 2196.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which lost 6.72% or 35.5 points to trade at 492.5 in late trade. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) declined 5.27% or 32.5 points to end at 584.5 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) shed 5.13% or 117.0 points to 2165.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1782 to 1719 and 253 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.18.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.67% or 0.38 to $56.73 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.73% or 0.45 to hit $62.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 6.15 to trade at $1486.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 109.05, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 120.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 97.792.