Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking , Services and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO: 7205 ), which rose 9.49% or 48.40 points to trade at 558.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO: 5801 ) added 7.68% or 507.00 points to end at 7,110.00 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO: 7735 ) was up 5.48% or 550.00 points to 10,585.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Murata Mfg Co (TYO: 6981 ), which fell 4.50% or 111.00 points to trade at 2,358.00 at the close. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO: 7201 ) declined 4.42% or 19.40 points to end at 420.00 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO: 9104 ) was down 3.25% or 172.00 points to 5,119.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2273 to 1313 and 273 ended unchanged.
Shares in Murata Mfg Co (TYO: 6981 ) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.50% or 111.00 to 2,358.00.
The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.78% to 24.30.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.32% or 0.25 to $78.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.32% or 0.26 to hit $82.29 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 7.46 to trade at $2,725.26 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 156.13, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 160.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 108.98.