Japan Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, with gains in the Transport, Rubber, and Paper & Pulp sectors leading shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.26%.

Best Performers

• Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902): +5.23% or 27.90 points, trading at 561.20.
• Nidec Corp (TYO:6594): +5.00% or 142.00 points, ending at 2,984.50.
• Kanadevia Corp (TYO:7004): +3.54% or 35.00 points, at 1,024.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503): -3.30% or 85.00 points, trading at 2,492.00.
• Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232): -2.27% or 87.00 points, ending at 3,751.00.
• Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731): -2.15% or 39.00 points, down to 1,776.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2297 to 1255, with 298 stocks unchanged.

Shares in Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) rose to 52-week highs, gaining 5.23% or 27.90 to 561.20.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.73% to 27.22.

Commodities Update

• Crude Oil (December): +1.12% or 0.79, trading at $71.56 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (December): +0.99% or 0.74, at $75.70 per barrel.
• Gold (December Futures): +0.60% or 16.35, trading at $2,745.75 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: -0.36% to 152.20.
• EUR/JPY: -0.30% to 164.19.
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.08% at 104.19.