Japan Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, led by gains in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, and Real Estate sectors.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.01%.

Best Performers

• M3 Inc (TYO:2413): +9.93% or +145.00 points to 1,605.00
• Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506): +8.91% or +53.00 points to 648.00
• Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802): +5.58% or +306.00 points to 5,786.00

Worst Performers

• Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541): -1.73% or -25.00 points to 1,423.00
• Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843): -1.59% or -335.00 points to 20,715.00
• Japan Exchange Group Inc (TYO:8697): -1.44% or -27.50 points to 1,877.00

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,540 to 1,052, with 260 unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, measuring the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, decreased by 12.33% to 24.75.

Commodities Overview

• Crude Oil (November delivery): +1.53% to $71.17 a barrel
• Brent Oil (December delivery): +1.35% to $74.90 a barrel
• Gold Futures (December contract): +0.21% to $2,675.20 a troy ounce

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: +0.18% to 146.72
• EUR/JPY: +0.03% to 161.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.20% to 101.63