Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Marine Transport and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which rose 7.56% or 167.00 points to trade at 2,377.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) added 6.71% or 41.00 points to end at 652.00 and IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) was up 5.90% or 328.00 points to 5,891.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735), which fell 2.57% or 295.00 points to trade at 11,200.00 at the close. Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (TYO:5802) fell 2.27% or 54.00 points to end at 2,323.50 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:8354) was down 2.27% or 89.00 points to 3,824.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,137 to 1,463, while 272 ended unchanged.
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) stock rose to a new 52-week high, adding 6.71% or 41.00 points to 652.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.47% to 27.61.
WTI crude oil futures for October delivery fell 0.29% or 0.21 to $71.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery fell 0.11% or 0.08 to $75.97 a barrel, while the December gold contract fell 0.02% or 0.60 to $2,546.90 a troy ounce.
The USD/JPY pair lost 0.02% and traded at 145.23, while the EUR/JPY pair continued to decline by 0.03% and reached 161.90.
Dollar index futures were trading 0.13% higher at 101.04.
