Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Glass and Automobiles & Parts sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.22%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 2.89% or 55.0 points to trade at 1959.0 at the close. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) added 2.82% or 51.0 points to end at 1857.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 2.75% or 1370.0 points to 51100.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which lost 4.78% or 365.0 points to trade at 7274.0 in late trade. Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) declined 3.87% or 125.0 points to end at 3105.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) shed 3.17% or 69.0 points to 2105.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2155 to 1195 and 237 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.58% to 15.46.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.25% or 0.17 to $67.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.55% or 0.41 to hit $74.37 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.71% or 8.60 to trade at $1194.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 110.84, while EUR/JPY fell 0.11% to 128.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 95.34.