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 0.81% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 7.70% or 378.00 points to trade at 5,284.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:) added 6.82% or 26.00 points to end at 407.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:) was up 6.26% or 173.00 points to 2,937.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 7.33% or 473.00 points to trade at 5,978.00 at the close. Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.85% or 187.00 points to end at 6,373.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) was down 2.73% or 87.00 points to 3,099.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2047 to 1549 and 282 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.62% to 16.47.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.68% or 0.57 to $83.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.58% or 0.51 to hit $86.83 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 0.18% to 161.40, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 174.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 104.99.
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