Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 3.55%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Power and Marine Transport sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 3.55%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361), which rose 11.49% or 196.00 points to trade at 1,902.50 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) added 10.35% or 631.00 points to end at 6,730.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 9.20% or 530.00 points to 6,293.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568), which fell 2.11% or 110.00 points to trade at 5,091.00 at the close. Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (TYO:2002) declined 0.32% or 6.00 points to end at 1,879.00 and Itochu Corp. (TYO:8001) was down 0.17% or 13.00 points to 7,422.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3291 to 396 and 155 ended unchanged.

Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 10.35% or 631.00 to 6,730.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.71% to 28.33.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.31% or 0.88 to $68.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.37% or 0.97 to hit $71.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 5.65 to trade at $2,548.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 142.63, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 157.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 101.71.