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.