Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Marine Transport and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.42%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which rose 8.64% or 54.0 points to trade at 679.0 at the close. Kajima Corp. (T:1812) added 7.18% or 98.0 points to end at 1462.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was up 6.77% or 409.0 points to 6453.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064), which lost 12.07% or 300.0 points to trade at 2185.0 in late trade. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) declined 5.50% or 21.0 points to end at 361.0 and Terumo Corp. (T:4543) shed 4.84% or 203.0 points to 3989.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2390 to 1164 and 235 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.17% to 21.91.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.02% or 0.02 to $89.68 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.09% or 0.08 to hit $91.47 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1836.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 115.61, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 132.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 95.550.