Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 3.55%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Power and Marine Transport sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 3.55%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361), which rose 11.49% or 196.00 points to trade at 1,902.50 at the close. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) added 10.35% or 631.00 points to end at 6,730.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 9.20% or 530.00 points to 6,293.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568), which lost 2.11% or 110.00 points to trade at 5,091.00 in late trade. Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (TYO:2002) declined 0.32% or 6.00 points to end at 1,879.00 and Itochu Corp. (TYO:8001) shed 0.17% or 13.00 points to 7,422.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 3291 to 396 and 155 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.71% to 28.33.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.31% or 0.88 to $68.19 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.37% or 0.97 to hit $71.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 5.50 to trade at $2,547.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 142.63, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 157.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 101.71.