Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Insurance, Precision Instruments and Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.00% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436), which rose 5.89% or 147.00 points to trade at 2,643.50 at the close. Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) added 5.43% or 217.00 points to end at 4,216.00 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) was up 4.40% or 292.00 points to 6,926.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which lost 3.03% or 72.50 points to trade at 2,324.00 in late trade. Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) declined 3.03% or 106.00 points to end at 3,397.00 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) shed 2.27% or 142.00 points to 6,100.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2458 to 1160 and 259 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.83% to 17.79.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.72% or 0.59 to $82.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.72% or 0.61 to hit $85.69 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 5.80 to trade at $2,385.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 161.70, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 175.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 104.68.