Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.23% 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 1.23%.

The best performers of the session on the were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 6.53% or 37.00 points to trade at 604.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:) added 4.41% or 48.00 points to end at 1,137.00 and Yamaha Corp. (TYO:) was up 3.91% or 200.00 points to 5,320.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:), which fell 4.29% or 21.00 points to trade at 468.00 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.26% or 90.00 points to end at 3,885.00 and Canon Inc (TYO:) was down 2.18% or 68.00 points to 3,046.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2166 to 1328 and 251 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.37% to 21.64.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.58% or 1.61 to $103.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.58% or 1.69 to hit $108.49 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 2.40 to trade at $1,953.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 127.94, while EUR/JPY rose 0.62% to 139.63.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 99.96.