Investing.com – Japanese stocks were higher after Wednesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the price rose 0.37%.
The best artists of the session on the were M3 Inc (TYO:), which rose 5.30% or 71.50 points to trade at 1,420.00 at the close. In the meantime, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 4.77% or 150.00 points to end at 3,294.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:) rose 4.44% or 62.00 points to 1,459.00 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Keio Corp. (TYO:), which fell 3.59% or 129.00 points to trade at 3,465.00 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) fell 3.26% or 71.50 points to end at 2,125.00 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:) fell 2.86% or 17.00 points to 577.00.
Between 2351 and 1220, rising stocks outnumbered falling stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with 268 ending unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 7.82% to 28.82.
Crude oil for November fell 0.70%, or 0.49, to $69.47 per barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for November delivery fell 0.71%, or 0.52, to $73.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.13%, or 3.35, to $2,595. 75 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.58% to 141.57, while EUR/JPY fell 0.55% to 157.40.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.02% to 100.54.
