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 rose 0.55% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 15.30% or 1000.0 points to trade at 7534.0 at the close. Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) added 4.06% or 72.5 points to end at 1859.5 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) was up 3.75% or 36.0 points to 996.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toray Industries, Inc. (T:3402), which lost 4.35% or 36.5 points to trade at 801.9 in late trade. Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) declined 2.94% or 123.0 points to end at 4067.0 and Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) shed 2.59% or 19.0 points to 714.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1923 to 1556 and 268 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.47.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.63% or 0.35 to $55.62 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.43% or 0.26 to hit $60.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.85 to trade at $1492.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 108.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.16% to 121.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 97.132.