Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.15%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food , Fishery and Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.15%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mercari Inc (TYO:4385 ), which rose 6.51% or 166.00 points to trade at 2,717.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803 ) added 6.36% or 264.00 points to end at 4,418.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098 ) was up 6.16% or 534.00 points to 9,208.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Electric Corp (TYO:6503 ), which fell 2.27% or 52.00 points to trade at 2,238.00 at the close. Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (TYO:4901 ) declined 0.74% or 28.00 points to end at 3,766.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151 ) was down 0.68% or 22.00 points to 3,230.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2899 to 720 and 240 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803 ) rose to all time highs; rising 6.36% or 264.00 to 4,418.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.50% to 27.81.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.69% or 0.48 to $70.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.64% or 0.47 to hit $74.12 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.50 to trade at $2,601.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.32% to 142.73, while EUR/JPY rose 0.44% to 158.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 100.58.

Source: Investing.com