Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.59%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the added 1.59%.

The best performers of the session on the were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 6.97% or 84.50 points to trade at 1,296.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:) added 5.58% or 23.00 points to end at 435.00 and Kao Corp. (TYO:) was up 4.95% or 266.00 points to 5,638.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 10.22% or 118.00 points to trade at 1,036.50 at the close. Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 7.39% or 120.00 points to end at 1,503.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 5.02% or 250.00 points to 4,730.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2468 to 1168 and 217 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.45% to 20.03.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.33% or 0.25 to $75.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.38% or 0.30 to hit $79.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 2.90 to trade at $1,954.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 151.02, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 161.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 105.42.