Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.21% By Investing.com

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 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 2.47% or 124.00 points to trade at 5,152.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:) added 2.28% or 79.00 points to end at 3,549.00 and Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 2.24% or 6.00 points to 274.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 3.27% or 83.00 points to trade at 2,453.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. (TYO:) declined 2.48% or 90.00 points to end at 3,535.00 and Dentsu Inc. (TYO:) was down 2.31% or 100.00 points to 4,235.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1798 to 1674 and 303 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 13.06% to 20.69.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.25% or 0.22 to $88.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.12% or 0.11 to hit $94.21 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.75% or 12.85 to trade at $1,696.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.27% to 143.54, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 143.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 109.45.