Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate , Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.88% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO: 6098 ), which rose 6.43% or 543.00 points to trade at 8,988.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO: 7201 ) added 5.95% or 21.40 points to end at 380.80 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO: 7205 ) was up 5.69% or 25.60 points to 475.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO: 7832 ), which fell 2.96% or 138.00 points to trade at 4,525.00 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO: 9501 ) declined 1.78% or 7.10 points to end at 392.50 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO: 5232 ) was down 1.71% or 67.00 points to 3,844.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2151 to 1399 and 290 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.93% to 23.20.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.76% or 1.09 to $62.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.62% or 1.04 to hit $65.36 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.73% or 24.31 to trade at $3,298.09 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.44% to 145.44, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 164.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 99.96.