Japan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Machinery, and Transport sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 2.41% to hit a new 1-month high.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035): Rose 8.01% or 1,910.00 points to trade at 25,760.00 at the close.
– Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361): Added 7.79% or 165.00 points to end at 2,282.00.
– Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099): Up 7.66% or 165.50 points to 2,326.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151): Fell 3.01% or 81.00 points to trade at 2,612.50 at the close.
– Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503): Declined 1.21% or 21.00 points to end at 1,719.00.
– Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301): Down 0.75% or 7.10 points to 939.50.

Overall Market Statistics

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,943 to 762, with 187 ending unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.95% to 24.77.

Commodities Update

Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.48% or 1.73 to $67.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading:
– Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.37% or 1.73 to hit $71.17 a barrel.
– The December Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 1.00 to trade at $2,683.70 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• USD/JPY was down 0.00% to 144.74.
• EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 161.41.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 100.51.