Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.01%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the added 2.01%.

The best performers of the session on the were M3 Inc (TYO:), which rose 9.93% or 145.00 points to trade at 1,605.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:) added 8.91% or 53.00 points to end at 648.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:) was up 5.58% or 306.00 points to 5,786.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 1.73% or 25.00 points to trade at 1,423.00 at the close. Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:) declined 1.59% or 335.00 points to end at 20,715.00 and Japan Exchange Group Inc (TYO:) was down 1.44% or 27.50 points to 1,877.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2540 to 1052 and 260 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 12.33% to 24.75.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.53% or 1.07 to $71.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.35% or 1.00 to hit $74.90 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 5.50 to trade at $2,675.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 146.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 161.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 101.63.