Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.92% 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 gained 0.92%.

The best performers of the session on the were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 4.75% or 443.00 points to trade at 9,775.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 4.49% or 47.00 points to end at 1,094.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:) was up 4.38% or 400.00 points to 9,530.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shizuoka Financial Group Inc (TYO:), which fell 4.18% or 42.00 points to trade at 963.00 at the close. Sompo Holdings Inc (TYO:) declined 3.81% or 231.00 points to end at 5,828.00 and Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:) was down 3.58% or 133.00 points to 3,583.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2098 to 1443 and 273 ended unchanged.

Shares in Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.75% or 443.00 to 9,775.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.18% to 18.93.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.53% or 0.43 to $80.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.52% or 0.45 to hit $86.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.88% or 33.15 to trade at $1,793.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 1.36% to 136.15, while EUR/JPY fell 0.98% to 142.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 105.46.