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 gained 2.15%.
The best performers of the session on the were Mercari Inc (TYO:), which rose 6.51% or 166.00 points to trade at 2,717.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) added 6.36% or 264.00 points to end at 4,418.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:) was up 6.16% or 534.00 points to 9,208.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Electric Corp (TYO:), which fell 2.27% or 52.00 points to trade at 2,238.00 at the close. Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (TYO:) declined 0.74% or 28.00 points to end at 3,766.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 0.68% or 22.00 points to 3,230.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2899 to 720 and 240 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; rising 6.36% or 264.00 to 4,418.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.50% to 27.81.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.69% or 0.48 to $70.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.64% or 0.47 to hit $74.12 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.50 to trade at $2,601.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.32% to 142.73, while EUR/JPY rose 0.44% to 158.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 100.58.
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