Nikkei 225 Rises 1.48% in Tokyo Trade

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.48%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984), which rose 6.45% or 940.00 points to trade at 15,510.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) added 5.12% or 640.00 points to end at 13,140.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 4.72% or 505.00 points to 11,200.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nidec Corp (TYO:6594), which fell 22.44% or 700.00 points to trade at 2,420.00 at the close. Keyence (TYO:6861) declined 2.05% or 1,180.00 points to end at 56,470.00 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) was down 1.93% or 147.00 points to 7,466.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2262 to 1299 and 269 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.12% or 640.00 to 13,140.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.30% to 24.72.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.36% or 0.87 to $63.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.27% or 0.86 to hit $66.74 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.14% or 41.58 to trade at $3,593.92 a troy ounce.