Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Precision Instruments and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.81% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713), which rose 7.70% or 378.00 points to trade at 5,284.00 at the close. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) added 6.82% or 26.00 points to end at 407.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151) was up 6.26% or 173.00 points to 2,937.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which lost 7.33% or 473.00 points to trade at 5,978.00 in late trade. Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) declined 2.85% or 187.00 points to end at 6,373.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) shed 2.73% or 87.00 points to 3,099.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2047 to 1549 and 282 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.62% to 16.47.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.68% or 0.57 to $83.31 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.60% or 0.52 to hit $86.82 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 8.05 to trade at $2,361.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 161.43, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 174.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 105.00.